Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire

{{Short description|Code of laws in the Russian Empire}}

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The Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire ({{langx|ru|Свод законов Российской империи}}; pre-1917 orthographic reforms: {{lang|ru|Сводъ законовъ Россійской имперіи}}) was the code of penal and civil law in the Russian Empire starting on January 1, 1835.

It was based on the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire ({{lang|ru|Полное собрание законов Российской империи}}; pre-1917: {{lang|ru|Полное собраніе законовъ Россійской имперіи}}), which is composed of 46 volumes.