18 May 1899Conference of HagueNicholas II
The First Hague Peace Conference opened in The Netherlands as 26 nations meet on World Goodwill Day, the destruction or seizure of enemy property with no military value is banned at the convention
Historical records for Russia in 1899, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The First Hague Peace Conference opened in The Netherlands as 26 nations meet on World Goodwill Day, the destruction or seizure of enemy property with no military value is banned at the convention
The First Hague Peace Conference opened in The Netherlands as 26 nations meet on World Goodwill Day, the destruction or seizure of enemy property with no military value is banned at the convention
Birth of Vladimir Nabokov
Calls for a disarment conference at the Hague
Economist currents provoke disputes over political and trade-union struggle.
Industrial production rises under his finance ministry.
Defends orthodox Marxist politics against economism.
Supports creation of the Saint Petersburg Polytechnical Institute.
Appointed Secretary of State for Finland
Publishes The Development of Capitalism in Russia under the name Vladimir Ilyin.
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