1881 in Russia

none 1881 thumb|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 – Antisemitic pogroms in Southern Russia. September 21 – The Treaty of Akhal is signed. December 25–December 27 – Warsaw pogrom, Vistula Land, Russian EmpireKelemen Lawrence The History of Christmas https://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm#_ftn6 SimpleToRemember.com – Judaism Online 8 February 2016 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)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Pavlova Anna Pavlova Walker Kathrine ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA live https://web.archive.org/web/20200104042611/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Pavlova 4 January 2020 29 March 2020 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 October 2015 9 February 1881 28 January – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. (b. 1821)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fyodor-Dostoyevsky Fyodor Dostoyevsky Morson Gary 5 February 2020 ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA live https://web.archive.org/web/20191220104959/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fyodor-Dostoyevsky 20 December 2019 13 March 1881 1 March – Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-II-emperor-of-Russia Alexander II Mosse W.E. 9 March 2020 ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA live https://web.archive.org/web/20190814161912/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-II-emperor-of-Russia 14 August 2019 29 March 2020 28 March 1881 16 March – Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839)Modest Mussogsky (1839–1881) 5 December 1881 23 November – Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich References 1881 1881 * Category:Years of the 19th century in the Russian Empire Category:1881 by country