Events from 1897 in Russia.
Incumbents Monarch – Nicholas II
Events Russian Empire Census World Chess Championship 1897 Belushya Guba Moscow Art Theatre
Births February 25 – Mikhail Krichevsky, Ukrainian unverified supercentenarian, last Imperial Russian Army veteran of WWI (d. 2008) June 7 – Kirill Meretskov, Soviet military officer, Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1968) June 10 – Tatiana Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia (d. 1918) July 7 – Mikhail Kovalyov, Soviet Army colonel-general (d. 1967) October 8 – Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-born American film, theatre director (d. 1987) November 4 – Dmitry Pavlov, Soviet general (d. 1941)
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