1881 in Russia

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Siege of Geok Tepe

Events from the year 1881 in Russia .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Alexander II (until March 13), Alexander III (after March 13)

Events

• January 1 – January 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: the Turkomans is defeated by Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev.
• March 13 – Emperor Alexander II is killed by a bomb near his palace, an act falsely blamed upon Russian Jews. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III.
• April 15 – Anti-Semitic pogroms in Southern Russia.
• September 21 – The Treaty of Akhal is signed.
• December 25-December 27 – Warsaw pogrom, Vistula Land, Russian Empire ^[1]

Undated

• Polish–Lithuanian Social Revolutionary Party is founded.

Births

• 4 February - Kliment Voroshilov, Russian military officer, politician (d. 1969)
• 12 February - Anna Pavlova, Russian prima ballerina. (d. 1931) ^[2]
• 25 February - Alexei Rykov, Premier of Russia and Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1938)
• 4 May - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
• 16 October - Alexey Schastny, Russian naval officer (d. 1918)
• 14 November - Nicholas Schenck, Russian-born American film studio executive (d. 1969)

Deaths

• 9 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1881 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. (b. 1821) ^[3]
• 13 March [ O.S. 1 March] 1881 - Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818) ^[4]
• 28 March [ O.S. 16 March] 1881 - Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839) ^[5]
• 5 December [ O.S. 23 November] 1881 - Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810 ^[6]

References

1. Kelemen, Lawrence. "The History of Christmas". SimpleToRemember.com - Judaism Online. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
2. Walker, Kathrine. "Anna Pavlova". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
3. Morson, Gary (5 February 2020). "Fyodor Dostoyevsky". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019.
4. Mosse, W.E. (9 March 2020). "Alexander II". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. Modest Mussogsky (1839-1881)
6. Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich

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