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Russia in 1859

Name: Russia in 1859 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Russia in 1859, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records

3Events

2Named people

2Places

3Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1859Dvoryanskoye gnezdoIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Dvoryanskoye gnezdo"

1859Editing CommissionsAlexander II

Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia

Supports the editing commissions that turn provincial emancipation proposals into draft legislation.

1859Surrender of Imam ShamilAlexander II

Gunib · Warfare / Russia War

Russian forces capture Imam Shamil, breaking organised resistance in the eastern Caucasus.

Names involved

Alexander IIIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev

Places involved

GunibSaint Petersburg

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.