Events from the year 1855 in Russia

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Nicholas I (until March 2), Alexander II (after March 2)

Events

  • 2 March- Alexander II becomes emperor after the death of his father, Nicholas I.

Births

Deaths

  • March 2 - Nicholas I of Russia, monarch (b. 1796)
  • July 15 - Euphrosinia Kolyupanovskaya, courtier (b. 1758)

References

Media related to 1855 in the Russian Empire at Wikimedia Commons


Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855 (part 5) Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855

Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855 (part 5) Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855

Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855 (part 3) Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855

Russia in 1855 Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855 (part 6) Russia, Russian Soldier, 1855