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
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)
- 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)
- 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 - Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818)
- 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1881 - Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839)
- 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1881 - Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810
References
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