1912 in Russia

Events from the year 1912 in Russia.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Nicholas II
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Vladimir Nikolayevich Kokovtsov
• Metropolitan and Archbishop of Moscow - St. Vladimir Vasily Bogoyavlensky

Events

• Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics
• Brusilov Expedition
• Sedov Expedition - Sedov-led expedition set out on 14 August 1912 from Arkhangelsk but was forced to stop for the winter in September. In June 1913, part of the crew returned to Arkhangelsk raise support from donors. The crew spent the winter of 1914 near Franz Joseph Land. In February 1914, Sedov attempted walking to the North Pole to attain his goal but died on the way.
• Lena massacre
• 1912 Russian legislative election
• Moscow Art Theatre production of Hamlet
• Architect Vladimir Semyonov returns to Russia after having defected to London
• St. Macarius II Mikhail Nevsky assumed the role of Metropolitan and Archbishop of Moscow.

Births

• 19 January – Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich, Soviet mathematician and economist, known for his theory and development of techniques for the optimal allocation of resources.
• 1 March – Boris Yevseyevich Chertok, Russian engineer in the former Soviet space program, working and guiding in control systems, known for his significant contributions to Soviet space program.

Deaths

• Alexey Suvorin - publisher and journalist

References