1788 in Russia
| Years in Russia: | 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 |
Events from the year 1788 in Russia
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) begins
- Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) continues
- Fruntimmersskolan i Viborg founded
- Kremlin Senate building completed
- Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly established
- Ulyoty town founded
Births
[edit]- Alexander Albrecht (general), cavalry commander
- Yekaterina Avdeyeva, writer
- Auguste-Joseph Desarnod, French engraver and battle painter who spent most of his life in Russia
- Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), German aristocratic exile and Russian general
- Maria Ikonina, ballerina. (d. 1866)
- Pavel Kiselyov, general, statesman, and reformer
- Sergey Stepanovich Lanskoy, Minister of the Interior 1855-1861, reformer
- Mikhail Lazarev, explorer and admiral
- Nikita Pankratiev, general
- Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, fourth daughter of Paul I of Russia
- Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart, French aristocratic exile and Russian general
- Mikhail Vielgorsky, Russian official, composer, and arts patron
- Sergey Volkonsky, general and Decembrist
- Karl Friedrich von Rennenkampff, Baltic German general
- Semyon Yanovsky, Russian naval officer, the third governor of Russian America
Deaths
[edit]- Samuel Greig, Scottish sailor who became a Russian admiral
- Maria Rumyantseva, courtier (born 1699)
- Pyotr Sheremetev, wealthy nobleman and courtier
- Mikhail Volkonsky, general and statesman
References
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