1855 in Russia

none November 2025 1855Events from the year 1855 in Russia.Russia, 1855-1991 : from tsars to commissars http://archive.org/details/russia18551991fr0000oxle Oxford : Oxford University Press 2001 978-0-19-913418-2 Internet Archive Peter Oxley Incumbents Monarch – Nicholas I (until March 2), Alexander II (after March 2) Events thumb|The Capitulation of Kars by Thomas Jones Barker, 1860 July 2016 2 March - Alexander II becomes emperor after the death of his father, Nicholas I. 7 February - The Simoda Agreement was signed between Russian Empire and Japan, which consolidated Russian control over the Kuril Islands. 29 November The Siege of Kars ends in a Russian victory. Births July 2016 April 5 - Vsevolod Garshin, writer, poet April 17 - Semyon Vengerov, literary critic, historian June 23 - Lidiya Tseraskaya, astronomer September 1 - Innokenty Annensky, writer, dramaturge October 27 - Ivan Michurin, biologist Deaths July 2016 March 2 - Nicholas I of Russia, monarch (b. 1796) July 15 - Euphrosinia Kolyupanovskaya, courtier (b. 1758) References 1855 1855 Category:1855 in the Russian Empire Category:Years of the 19th century in the Russian Empire Category:1855 by country