← 1873 1872 1871 1874 in Russia → 1875 1876 1877
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	History of Russia Timeline of Russian history List of years in Russia

Events happening during the year 1874 in the Russian empire.

• Monarch – Alexander II

• Jujevan
• Kiev Roshen Factory
• Odessa Russian Theatre

• January 28 – Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatre practitioner (d. 1940)
• February 7 – Nikifor Begichev, Soviet seaman and explorer (d. 1927)
• February 26 – Nikolai Korotkov, Russian surgeon (d. 1920)
• May 17 – Mikhail Diterikhs, Russian general (d. 1937)
• July 26 – Serge Koussevitzky, Russian conductor (d. 1951)
• October 9 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (d. 1947)
• December 13 – Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist (d. 1944)

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