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 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
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. (b. 1821) – Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818) – Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839)Modest Mussogsky (1839–1881) – Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich
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