1865 in Russia
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Events from the year 1865 in Russia.
Incumbents
Events
- The Saint Petersburg Zoological Garden (later Leningrad Zoo) is founded by Sofia and Julius Gerhardt in Alexander Park, Saint Petersburg.[1]
- Russian forces capture the Central Asian city of Tashkent, then part of the Khanate of Kokand. At the time, Tashkent had about 70,000 inhabitants and was a major centre of trade with Russia.[2]
- Author Leo Tolstoy begins publishing his historical novel War and Peace in serial form in the periodical Russkiy Vestnik under the title 1805.[3]
Births
19 January – Valentin Serov, painter (d. 1911).[4]
10 August – Aleksandr Glazunov, composer (d. 1936).[5]
14 August – Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, author (d. 1941).[6]
References
- ^ "Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg is the oldest zoo in Russia". www.saint-petersburg.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Tashkent". Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Tashkent. Accessed 30 August 2025.
- ^ Lohnes, Kate. "War and Peace". Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Jul. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/topic/War-and-Peace. Accessed 30 August 2025.
- ^ Sarabianov, Andrei D.. "Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Jan. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Valentin-Aleksandrovich-Serov. Accessed 30 August 2025.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Aleksandr Glazunov". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksandr-Glazunov. Accessed 30 August 2025.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dmitry-Sergeyevich-Merezhkovsky. Accessed 30 August 2025.
External links
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