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Russia in 1891

Historical records for Russia in 1891, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
7Events
2Named people
5Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

22 April 1891PurgeAlexander III

Moscow · House / House of Holstein

Decrees the expulsion of Jews from Moscow

May

19 May 1891Trans-Siberian RailwaySergei Yulyevich Witte

Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia

Supports the Trans-Siberian Railway project as a national priority.

May 1891Vladivostok Railway CeremonyAlexander III

Vladivostok · Government / Government of Russia

Authorises Tsarevich Nicholas to inaugurate construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway at Vladivostok.

July

July 1891French Squadron at KronstadtAlexander III

Kronstadt · Government / Government of Russia

Personally receives visiting French naval officers during the celebrated French squadron visit to Kronstadt.

August

August 1891Franco-Russian Consultation AgreementAlexander III

Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia

Approves a political understanding under which Russia and France agree to consult when either faces a threat of war.

Other Events

1891Grain Export RestrictionsAlexander III

Russia · Government / Government of Russia

The government restricts grain exports as the scale of the famine becomes increasingly serious.

1891Russian FamineAlexander III

Russia · Government / Government of Russia

His government confronts a severe famine affecting large areas of the Russian Empire.

1891Trans-Siberian RailwayAlexander III

Russia · Government / Government of Russia

Issues an imperial rescript announcing the government's intention to construct a railway across Siberia.

Names involved

Alexander IIISergei Yulyevich Witte

Places involved

KronstadtMoscowRussiaSaint PetersburgVladivostok

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.