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1786 In Russia
Events from the year 1786 in Russia Incumbents * Monarch – Catherine II Events * Court Riding Arena in Saint Petersburg begins construction * Creaking Pagoda completed in Tsarskoye Selo * Don Host Oblast established * '' Fevey'' - premier of opera by Vasily Pashkevich with libretto by Catherine the Great * Pashkov House completed in Moscow * St. Catherine's Cathedral completed in Kherson * Vodootvodny Canal completed Births * Dmitry Begichev, civil servant, writer, senator * Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and nobleman, Russian general * Auguste de Montferrand, French architect who worked principally in Russia * Roksandra Skarlatovna Edling, courtier (d. 1844) * Fyodor Glinka, poet and author * Gavriil Ignatyev, general * Maria Nesselrode, courtier (d. 1803) * Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786–1859), daughter of Paul I of Russia * Pavel Schilling, diplomat and inventor * Ekaterina Semenova, actress * Roxandra Sturdza, philanthropist and wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |