1898 in Russia

Events from the year 1898 in Russia.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Nicholas II

Events

 * 1st Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
 * 25 April – Signing of Nishi–Rosen Agreement between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan concerning disputes over Korea.
 * Central Committee compositions elected by the 1st–3rd congresses of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
 * Founding of influential Mir iskusstva arts magazine.
 * Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
 * Central Committee compositions elected by the 1st–3rd congresses of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
 * Founding of influential Mir iskusstva arts magazine.
 * Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Births

 * January 22 – Sergei Eisenstein, film director (d. 1948)
 * February 20 – Semyon Kirlian, inventor (d. 1978)
 * March 14 – Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (d. 1985)
 * July 13 – Ivan Triesault, Estonian-born American actor (d. 1980)
 * August 12 – Maria Klenova, marine geologist (d. 1976)
 * September 29 – Trofim Lysenko, biologist (d. 1976)
 * October 20 – Sergi Jikia, Georgian historian and orientalist (d. 1993)