1774 in Russia

none August 2026 in Russia thumb|Перов Суд Пугачева (ГИМ) Events from the year 1774 in Russia Incumbents Monarch – Catherine IIhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great Catherine the Great Encyclopædia Britannica 1 August 2026 Events October 2015 March 26 – The siege of Orenburg ends after government forces defeat Pugachev’s rebels. April 2 – Government forces defeat Pugachev’s army at the Battle of Tatishchevo. June 20 – Russo-Turkish War: Russian forces commanded by Alexander Suvorov defeat the Ottoman army at the Battle of Kozludzha. June 20 – Russian and Ottoman naval forces fight the first Battle of Kerch Strait. July 9 – A second naval battle occurs near the Kerch Strait, after which the Ottoman fleet withdraws. July 12–15 – Pugachev’s Rebellion: Rebel forces led by Yemelyan Pugachev attack Kazan but are defeated by government troops at the Battle of Kazan. July 21 – Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. August 21 – Government forces defeat Pugachev’s rebels at the Battle of Tsaritsyn. September 14 – Yemelyan Pugachev is captured, effectively ending the main phase of the rebellion. November 24 – Imperial authorities capture Salawat Yulayev, a major Bashkir leader in Pugachev’s Rebellion. December 19 – Catherine II announces the completion of the investigation into Pugachev and orders the Senate to conduct his trial. Throughout the year – Pugachev’s Rebellion continues across areas of the Russian Empire. Births October 2015 January 18 – Anna Bunina, Russian poet (d. 1829) March 10 – David Semyonovich Abamelik, Russian-Armenian major general (d. 1833) March 20 – Alexandra Petrovna Golitsyna, Russian noblewoman and historian (d. 1842) May 6 – Christoph von Lieven, Russian general and prince (d. 1839) June 18 – Pavel Alexandrovich Stroganov, Russian military commander and statesman (d. 1817) November 16 – Georg Ludwig Cancrin, Russian finance minister (d. 1845) Date unknown – Pyotr Zlov, Russian actor and bass singer (d. 1823) Deaths October 2015 April 20 – Aleksandr Bibikov, Russian statesman and military officer (b. 1729) May 4 – Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick, Russian general (b. 1714) July 27 – Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, German naturalist and explorer in Russian service (b. 1744) September 14 – Yakov von Brandt, Russian general and government official. October 15 – Dmitry Ukhtomsky, Russian architect (b. 1719) November 1 – Johan Peter Falk, Swedish botanist and explorer in Russian service (b. 1732) References 1774 1774 Category:1774 in the Russian Empire Category:Years of the 18th century in the Russian Empire Category:1774 by country