1887 in Russia

Events from the year 1887 in Russia.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Alexander III

Events

• Reinsurance Treaty
• Ashgabat (park)
• Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church, Baku
• Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn

Births

• February 21 – Savielly Tartakower, chess grandmaster (d. 1956)

Deaths

• Alexander Borodin

References