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June 25 (July 7) 1811, Alexander I approved a manifesto on "General Establishment of Ministries," which determined a common organizational structure of the central authorities.

Totma is a small town in Vologda region, located on the left bank of the Sukhona River, and is a unique architectural ensemble that is an important object of the historical and cultural heritage of Russia. The collection dedicated to Totma includes archival documents from the collections of the Russian State Historical Archive, cartographic and visual materials.

On June 23 (July 4) 1781 (or 1783) to the family of an infantry general was born Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian commander and statesman, the honorary member of St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1827), cavalry general (1829), member of the State Council and the Committee of Ministers of the Russian Empire (1830), Count (1832).

On June 24 (July 4), 1619 after 7 years of the so-called “without patriarch” period metropolitan Filaret ascended the Chief priest cathedra in Russia.

On June 26 (July 7), 1770 during the Russo-Turkish war of 1768-1774 took place one of the most known battles of sailing fleet. The Russian squadron under the commandment of Admiral G. A. Spiridov and captain commander S. K. Kreig defeated the Turkish Navy which outnumbered it twice. It happened in Chesma bay, Chios strait of Aegean Sea near the western coast of Turkey.

On June 27 (July 8), 1709, six versts from the city of Poltava in Little Russia (Left-Bank Ukraine), the largest battle of the Northern War between Russian and Swedish troops took place, culminating in the defeat of the Swedish army of King Charles XII. In accordance with the Federal Law adopted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation on February 10, 1995, on July 10, Russia's Military Glory Day is celebrated – the Day of the victory of the Russian army under the command of Peter the Great...

On July 3 (14), 1743 near Kazan in a not wealthy noble family was born Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin, Russian poet and statesman; first governor of Olonets (1784), governor of Tambov governorate (1785-1788), secretary of Empress Catherine II (1791-1793), President of Collegium (College) of Commerce (1794), Minister of Justice (1802-1803); member of the Russian Academy, and the State Council of the Russian Empire (1802).

3 (16) July 1917, in Petrograd began spontaneous anti-government demonstrations of soldiers, workers and sailors that resulted in the July political crisis, which led to the completion of the period of "dual power" and the transition of power in the hands of the Provisional Government.

On July 16, 1965 took place the first launch of the rocket UR-500 in two-level version with the scientific space station “Proton-1” the name of which later became the name of the carrier rocket.

On July 17, 1918 in Moscow at the meeting of the Council of People’s Commissars under the chairmanship of Vladimir Lenin was adopted one of the first library decrees of the Soviet Government — “On Protection of Libraries and Book Depositories of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic”.

July 17, 1942 began the Battle of Stalingrad (today Volgograd) - one of the major and fiercest battles, which radically changed the course of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War. The Battle of Stalingrad is divided conventionally into two periods: the defensive (17 July - 18 November 1942) and the offensive (November 19, 1942 - February 2, 1943).

On July 8 (20), 1800 in St. Petersburg, in a family of a Russified Swedish noble, was born Alexander Fomich Veltman, future Russian writer, archeologist, historian, corresponding member of St. Petersburg Academy of Science, director of the Armory of many years.

On July 12 (22), 1596 in Boyar Romanov family which occupied a notable place at the Grand Duke and Tsar court, was born the founder of the Russian ruling dynasty Mikhail Feodorovich.

On July 12 (23), 1792 in Moscow in the family of a senator, Prince A.I. Vyazemsky, was born Pyotr Andreevich Vyazemsky, Russian poet, literary critic, privy councilor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg (1841), member of the State Council of the Russian Empire (1866); friend of A.S. Pushkin and supporter of his literary views.  

14 (25) September 1771, in St. Petersburg, was born Nikolay Raevsky, Russian commander, hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, General of Cavalry (1813), a member of the State Council of the Russian Empire (1826), cousin of Lieutenant-General D. Davydov.  

13 (25) September 1826 near the town of Yelizavetpol a separate Caucasian corps under the leadership of Ivan Feodorovich Paskevich defeated 35 000-strong army of Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, disposing of just 8 000 Russian soldiers and 22 guns.

The Smolensk-Moscow direction was the prime target of Hitler’s Army attack.

14 (26) September 1863 in the village of Byankino, Trans-Baikal region (now Nerchinsk district of the Chita Region) was born academician-orientalist, one of the founders of the Russian School for study of Indian Culture, permanent secretary of the Academy of Sciences (1904-1929), Minister of Education of the Provisional Government (1917) Sergey F. Oldenburg.  

September 28, 1937 under a decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, by the division of the West Siberian Territory into the Novosibirsk Region and the Altai Territory, the Novosibirsk Region was established.  

17 (29) September 1843, was born an outstanding Russian general and military leader, Mikhail D. Skobelev.

On September 18 (29) 1739 near Belgrade Russia and the Ottoman Empire concluded a Peace Treaty of Belgrade, which brought to an end the Russo-Turkish War 1735-1739.  

Conference with representatives from USSR, Great Britain and USA on the issue of military deliveries to the Soviet Union took place in Moscow on September 29 – October 1, 1941.

September 23 (October 4), 1769 was born Count Alexei A. Arakcheyev, a statesman and military leader, Secretary of War of the Russian Empire, reformer and reorganizer of the army, head of military settlements, general of artillery.

September 22 (October 4), 1814, was born a prominent politician, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire, the chairman of the Committee of Ministers, Count Pyotr A. Valuyev.

September 21 (October 4), 1916 was founded the city of Romanov-on-Murman, subsequently given its present name - Murmansk.