.... 1800 - Construction of the Mikhailovsky Castle was completed in St. Petersburg. 1812 - The first Russian settlement in California was founded - the Ross Colony. 1818 - Under the auspices of Alexander I, the first Russian constitution was developed - “State Charter of the Russian Empire”. 1822 - Alexander I approved the decision of the State Council “On sending serfs to Siberia for settlement for bad deeds.” 1830 - The 13th issue of the Literary Newspaper was published - the last one...
... edited by Alexander Pushkin. 1897 — In St. Petersburg, the premiere of Sergey Rachmaninoff's first symphony took place as part of the "Russian Symphony Concerts." The press reaction was sharply negative. 1917 - During the February Revolution, Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne in favor of his brother Mikhail Alexandrovich and a Provisional Government was created headed by Prince G. E. Lvov, which took power into its own hands. On the same day, Nikolai Romanov was taken into custod...
...y. 1917 - A significant Sovereign icon of the Mother of God was found in the #Moscow region, associated with the Russian monarchy and in whose honor an Orthodox holiday is now celebrated on March 15. 1918 — The first (and only) issue of the "Futurists' Newspaper" was published, one of the editors being Vladimir Mayakovsky. 1922 — A clash occurred between the believers of Shuysky District in Ivanovo-Voznesensk Province, who opposed the campaign to confiscate church valuables, and the for...
...ces of the authorities. Believers were shot. 1938 — Prominent figures of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) were executed: N. I. Bukharin, A. I. Rykov, N. N. Krestinsky, and some other participants in the Third Moscow Trial. 1945 — The Upper Silesian offensive operation began during the Great Patriotic War. 1946 - In the USSR, all Councils of People's Commissars were transformed into Councils of Ministers. 1969 — The film "Village Detective," directed by Ivan Lukinsky, was rele...
...ased, featuring Mikhail Zharov as the district policeman Fyodor Aniskin. 1976 - Egypt broke the friendship treaty with the USSR. 1978 — Stars of Soviet musical art Galina Vishnevskaya and Mstislav Rostropovich were deprived of Soviet citizenship. 1984 — The city of Rybinsk was renamed Andropov. 1986 — A rock club was opened in Sverdlovsk. 1990 - For the first time, official ties were established between the USSR and the Vatican. 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev took the oath as President of ...