1789 in Russia
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| Years in Russia: | 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 |
Events from the year 1789 in Russia
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
- June 13 - Battle of Porrassalmi
- July 26 - Battle of Öland (1789)
- August 24 - Battle of Svensksund (1789)
- September 30 - Battle of Elgsö
- Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
- August 1 - Battle of Focșani
- September 22 - Battle of Rymnik
- Kirov Plant (factory) established
- Mykolaiv (city) founded
- Moscow Gostiny Dvor shopping mall rebuilt
- St. Vladimir's Cathedral (St. Petersburg)
- Tauride Palace built
Births[edit]
- Thaddeus Bulgarin - writer and publisher
- Prince Constantine of Imereti (1789–1844) - Georgian prince, general in Russian service
- Johann Cornies - Prussian Mennonite settler and agricultural reformer
- Pavel Gagarin - statesman
- Fedor Mirkovich - general
- Dmitri Osten-Sacken - Baltic German/Russian general
- Maria Szymanowska - Polish composer and pianist who settled in St. Petersburg
- Mikhail Tikhanov - artist
- Nikolay Turgenev - economist and political theorist
Deaths[edit]
- Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov, industrialist, landowner, scientist
- Semyon Desnitsky, legal scholar
References[edit]
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