1785 in Russia

none August 2026 in Russia Events from the year 1785 in Russia Incumbents Monarch – Catherine IIhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great Catherine the Great Encyclopædia Britannica 1 August 2026 Events Babolovo Palace completed Battle of the Sunja - Russian defeat in Chechen uprising led by Sheikh Mansur Billings Expedition authorized to search for the Northeast Passage Caucasus Viceroyalty (1785–96) established Charter to the Gentry codified rights of nobility City Dumas established in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and other cities by imperial decree Great Gostiny Dvor shopping arcade opened in Saint Petersburg Hermitage Theatre opened Odigitrievsky Cathedral completed Trinity Church, Pervitino founded Births Stepan Nikitich Begichev - soldier and memoirist Dmitry Bludov - government official and writer Nikolai Islenev - general Stepan Khilkov - general Dorothea Lieven - noblewoman, socialite Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina - noblewoman Lev Naryshkin - general Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya - noblewoman, philanthropist Konstantin von Benckendorff - diplomat and general Hans Karl von Diebitsch - general Deaths Praskovya Bruce - lady-in-waiting and confidant of Catherine the Great Ivan Firsov - painter Ivan Grigorovich-Barsky - architect References 1785 1785 Category:1785 in the Russian Empire Category:1785 by country Category:Years of the 18th century in the Russian Empire