1741 in Russia

• Monarch – Ivan VI (until 6 December), Elizabeth (from 6 December)
• Regent – Sovereign and Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna (until 6 December)

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• 8 August – Sweden declared war on Russia as the response to the murder of the Swedish diplomatic courier Malcolm Sinclair.
• 6 December – Elizabeth of Russia becomes empress after a palace coup.

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• 15 July - Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick, younger sister of emperor Ivan VI.
• Ivan Gudovich, military commander

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• 19 December - Vitus Bering, explorer of the Far East and the Pacific.

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1741 in Russia

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