Gold Contracts Authorised
New rules permit contracts to be settled in gold, an important legal step in Witte's programme for introducing a fully convertible gold ruble.
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1895 in Russia
Explore 20 historical events and records for Russia in 1895.
Historical records for Russia in 1895
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April
May
Radio Receiver Demonstration
Demonstrates a radio-wave receiver to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society.
Wireless Signal Detection
The achievement marks wireless signal detection as an important Russian scientific milestone.
November
League of Struggle
Supports underground organisation among workers and Marxist activists.
League of Struggle
Helps build the Saint Petersburg Marxist workers' network.
League of Struggle
Helps organise the League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class.
League of Struggle
Works with Lenin in the League of Struggle before party formation.
December
Arrest of Lenin
Police repression strikes Lenin's League of Struggle circle.
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of Aleksander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky
Birth of Aleksander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky
Birth of Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhov
Birth of Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhov
Border Settlement
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
Death of Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d Anthes
Death of Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d Anthes
General Staff Academy
Studies at the Nikolaev General Staff Academy.
Industrialisation
Promotes factories, railways and state-supported industrial growth.
Petersburg Union
Founds the Saint Petersburg Union of Struggle for the Liberation of the Working Class
Rule of Afghanistan
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
Saint Petersburg Union
Appointed Member of Saint Petersburg Union for the Emancipation of the Working Class
State Alcohol Monopoly
Introduces a state alcohol monopoly to increase revenue.
Trans-Siberian Railway
Promotes construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway as finance minister.
Trans-Siberian Railway
Expands railway construction across Siberia.
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