1906 in Russia

Events from the year 1906 in Russia.

← 1905 1904 1903 1906 in Russia → 1907 1908 1909
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	History of Russia Timeline of Russian history List of years in Russia

Incumbents

• Monarch – Nicholas II
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers –
  • until 5 May – Sergei Witte
  • 5 May–21 July – Ivan Logginovich Goremykin
  • starting 21 July – Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
  • Pyotr Stolypin, Russian prime minister from 1906 to 1911.^[1][2]

Events

• Russian Constitution of 1906
• 1906 Russian legislative election
• Markovo Republic
• Białystok pogrom
• Bloody Wednesday (Poland)
• Siedlce pogrom
• Vyborg Manifesto

Births

• 21 January - Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (d. 2007).
• 7 February - Oleg Antonov, Soviet aircraft designer (d. 1984).
• 1 April - Alexander Yakovlev, Russian engineer and airplane designer (d. 1989).
• 4 June - Ivan Knunyants, Soviet chemist (d. 1990).
• 5 August - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999).
• 8 September - Andrei Kirilenko, Soviet politician (d. 1990)
• 25 September - Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer and pianist (d. 1975).
• 19 December - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet politician (d. 1982).

Deaths

• June 14 - Sophia Amirajibi, Georgian poetry translator (b. 1847)

References

1. Borshchevskaya, Anna. "Speaking to the Duma, Putin Stressed Unity, Need to Boost Economy and Defense". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
2. Esch, Christian (2017-11-07). "100 Years Since the October Revolution: Russia's Unloved Anniversary". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 2018-07-23.

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