1870 in Russia

• Monarch – Alexander II

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• Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
• The Russian Tax Debate of 1870–1871

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• April 22 - Vladimir Lenin
• May 29 - Nikolay Bauman
• October 10 - Ivan Bunin
• February 17 - Georgy Gapon{{Cite web|title=Father Georgi Gapon|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/RUSgapon.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427154701/https://spartacus-educational.com/RUSgapon.htm|archive-date=2020-04-27|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Spartacus Educational|language=en}}

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• May 2 – Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia (b. 1869)

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1870 in Russia

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