1863Constitution of RussiaAlexander II
A clandestine Polish National Government directs the January Uprising against Russian rule.
Historical records for Russia in 1863, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
A clandestine Polish National Government directs the January Uprising against Russian rule.
Refuses demands for a Polish constitution while the January Uprising challenges Russian authority.
Reconvenes the Finnish Diet after a long interruption, restoring a measure of constitutional activity in Finland.
Extends personal freedom to peasants living on lands belonging to the imperial family.
Appointed Governor General of Wilno
Rejects Polish constitutional demands as the January Uprising seeks greater national autonomy.
The achievement marks inhibitory brain reflexes as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Approves the abolition of many degrading corporal punishments in the Russian military.
The underground Polish National Government coordinates resistance to Russian rule during the January Uprising.
Russian forces defeat the January Uprising and restore imperial control over the Polish territories.
Russian forces suppress the uprising in Warsaw while the imperial government rejects Polish constitutional demands.
Russian authorities suppress the insurgent administration centred on Warsaw during the January Uprising.
Becomes known as the "hangman of Wilno"
Russian forces suppress the January Uprising, and many participants are imprisoned, executed, or exiled.
Publishes a physiological explanation of reflex activity in the brain.
Removes some corporal punishment. Reduces length of service from 25 to 16 years. Creates the office of Chief of Staff. Creates military districts
Strengthens Russian control over Poland after suppressing the January Uprising.
Approves a university statute restoring substantial academic and administrative autonomy to universities.
Publication of "What Is To Be Done", a type of manual for a revolutionary
Publication of "What Is To Be Done", a type of manual for a revolutionary
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