1881 in Russia

Events from the year 1881 in Russia.

Incumbents

January 1–January 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: the Turkomans is defeated by Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev.
March 13 – Emperor Alexander II is killed by a bomb near his palace, an act falsely blamed upon Russian Jews. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III.
April 15 – Anti-Semitic pogroms in Southern Russia.
September 21 – The Treaty of Akhal is signed.
December 25-December 27 – Warsaw pogrom, Vistula Land, Russian Empire{{cite web|last1=Kelemen|first1=Lawrence|title=The History of Christmas|url=http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm#_ftn6|publisher=SimpleToRemember.com - Judaism Online|access-date=8 February 2016}}

4 February - Kliment Voroshilov, Russian military officer, politician (d. 1969)
12 February - Anna Pavlova, Russian prima ballerina. (d. 1931){{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Pavlova|title=Anna Pavlova|last=Walker|first=Kathrine|website=ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104042611/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-Pavlova|archive-date=4 January 2020|access-date=29 March 2020}}
25 February - Alexei Rykov, Premier of Russia and Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1938)
4 May - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
16 October - Alexey Schastny, Russian naval officer (d. 1918)
14 November - Nicholas Schenck, Russian-born American film studio executive (d. 1969)

{{OldStyleDate|9 February|1881|28 January}} - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. (b. 1821){{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fyodor-Dostoyevsky|title=Fyodor Dostoyevsky|last=Morson|first=Gary|date=5 February 2020|website=ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220104959/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fyodor-Dostoyevsky|archive-date=20 December 2019}}
{{OldStyleDate|13 March|1881|1 March}} - Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818){{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-II-emperor-of-Russia|title=Alexander II|last=Mosse|first=W.E.|date=9 March 2020|website=ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814161912/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-II-emperor-of-Russia|archive-date=14 August 2019|access-date=29 March 2020}}
{{OldStyleDate|28 March|1881|16 March}} - Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839)[https://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Modest-Mussorgsky.htm Modest Mussogsky (1839-1881)]
{{OldStyleDate|5 December|1881|23 November}} - Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810[https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/medicine/bios/medical/pirogov-nikolai-ivanovich Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich]