1897 in Russia

Events from the year 1897 in Russia.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Nicholas II

Events

 * Russian Empire Census
 * World Chess Championship 1897
 * Belushya Guba
 * Moscow Art Theatre

Births

 * February 25] – Mikhail Krichevsky, Ukrainian unverified supercentenarian, last Imperial Russian Army veteran of WWI (d. 2008)
 * June 7 – Kirill Meretskov, Soviet military officer, Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1968)
 * June 10 – Tatiana Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia (d. 1918)
 * July 7 – Mikhail Kovalyov, Soviet Army colonel-general (d. 1967)
 * October 8 – Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-born American film, theatre director (d. 1987)
 * November 4 – Dmitry Pavlov, Soviet general (d. 1941)