1705 in Russia
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Events from the year 1705 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
- 7 March – Biryuch is founded.
- 26 July – Battle of Gemauerthof: Russian troops under Boris Sheremetev clash with Swedish forces led by Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt near Gemauerthof during the Courland operation of the Great Northern War.[1]
- 9 August – Battle of Warsaw: Swedish cavalry under Carl Nieroth defeat the Saxon-Polish allied forces commanded by Otto Arnold von Paykull, who ends up being captured.
- 10 August – A major uprising erupts in Astrakhan against Peter I’s new taxes and duties, arbitrary levies, repression, and the harsh enforcement of the ban on Russian dress and beards.[2]
- 20 August – Battle of Hogland: In a minor naval engagement near Gogland Island in the Gulf of Finland, the Swedish ship Reval defeats seven Russian galleys, with the battle ending in a Swedish victory.
- 25 October – Battle of Praga: Swedish forces, supported by Polish allies, repel a larger coalition of Polish, Saxon, and Russian troops led by Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki and Aleksandr Menshikov at Praga near Warsaw.
Undated
- The Russian Naval Infantry is established.
- Rovenky is founded.
- Peter the Great introduces a beard tax, requiring others to pay a fee and carry a medal; with those without tokens to be fined by the local law enforcement.[3]
- A punitive expedition is led by Sergeyev in Ufa County, demanding 5,000 horses from the Bashkirs. The Bashkirs resist the taxes and authority, sparking the Bashkir rebellion of 1704-1711.[4]
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References
- ^ Kościelniak, Karol. "Battle of Gemauerthof on 26 July 1705." История: факты и символы, 2020, 1 (22), 112-121.
- ^ "Астраханское восстание" [Astrakhan Uprising]. Президентская библиотека имени Б.Н. Ельцина (B.N. Yeltsin Presidential Library) (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "?Peter the Great's beard tax". CoinWorld. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ Akmanov, I. G. (2016). Bashkirskie vosstanii︠a︡ XVII-XVIII vekov-fenomen v istorii narodov Evrazii. Ufa: Kitap. ISBN 978-5-295-06448-7.
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