1881 in Russia

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 1881 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. (b. 1821)
 * 13 March 1881 - Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818)
 * 28 March 1881 - Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839)
 * 5 December 1881 - Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810