On April 25.1804 ; The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire source
On April 25.1804 ; The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire
On April 27.1906 ; The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time. source
On April 27.1906 ; The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
On April 27.1992 ; The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. source
On April 27.1992 ; The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
On April 30.2008 ; Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by th source
On April 30.2008 ; Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by th
On May 3.1808 ; Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia. source
On May 3.1808 ; Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
On May 7.1920 ; Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. source
On May 7.1920 ; Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
On May 19.1922 ; The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established. source
On May 19.1922 ; The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
On May 21.1725 ; The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. source
On May 21.1725 ; The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
On May 21.1864 ; Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning. source
On May 21.1864 ; Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
On May 24.2002 ; Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. source
On May 24.2002 ; Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
On June 11.1788 ; Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska. source
On June 11.1788 ; Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
On June 12.1860 ; The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established. source
On June 12.1860 ; The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.
On June 18.1887 ; The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed. source
On June 18.1887 ; The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
On June 27.1905 ; During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin. source
On June 27.1905 ; During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
On June 29.1807 ; Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos. source
On June 29.1807 ; Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos.
On June 30. 1908 ; The Tunguska event occurs in remote Siberia. source
On June 30. 1908 ; The Tunguska event occurs in remote Siberia.
On July 1. 1862 ; The Russian State Library is founded as the Library of the Moscow Public Museum. source
On July 1. 1862 ; The Russian State Library is founded as the Library of the Moscow Public Museum.
On July 2. 1853 ; The Russian Army crossed the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that set off the Crimean War. source
On July 2. 1853 ; The Russian Army crossed the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that set off the Crimean War.
On July 7.1807 ; The Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the War of the Fourth Coalition. source
On July 7.1807 ; The Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the War of the Fourth Coalition.
On July 12.1960 ; Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. source
On July 12.1960 ; Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
On July 17.1918 ; Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia. source
On July 17.1918 ; Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
On July 19.1817 ; Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaii for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauai. source
On July 19.1817 ; Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaii for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauai.
On July 25.1925 ; Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established. source
On July 25.1925 ; Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
On July 26. 1882 ; The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa. source
On July 26. 1882 ; The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
On July 28. 1974 ; Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. source
On July 28. 1974 ; Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.
On August 10.1905 ; Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. source
On August 10.1905 ; Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
On August 11.1959 ; Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens. source
On August 11.1959 ; Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
On August 17. 2009 ; An accident at the Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area. source
On August 17. 2009 ; An accident at the Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.
On August 20.1882 ; Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia. source
On August 20.1882 ; Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
On August 23.1942 ; World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. source
On August 23.1942 ; World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.