Three notable events occurred in 1888 in

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, under Alexander III.

Events

Borki train disaster The Borki train disaster occurred on October 29, 1888 (N.S.), near Borki station in the former Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Birky, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine), 295 kilometers south of Kursk, when the imperia ...

First editions

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Pochtovo-Telegrafnyi Zhurnal ''Pochtovo-Telegrafnyi Zhurnal'' (russian: Почтово-телеграфный журнал; ''Post and Telegraph Journal'') was an official magazine of the Russian postal authorities between 1888 and 1919. History The magazine was published ...

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Semya i Shkola ''Semya i Shkola'' (russian: Семья и школа, Family and School) was a Russian magazine published in Saint Petersburg in 1871–1888. Founded by writer Elena Apreleva and natural scientist Natural science is one of the branches of sci ...

References

{{Years in Russia 1888 in Russia Years of the 19th century in the Russian Empire