1736. _St Petersburg_, 2000 houses burned.
1862. " great fire. Loss, L1,000,000.
1752. _Moscow_, 18,000 houses burned.
1812. " The Russians fired the city on September 14 to drive
out the army of Napoleon. The fire continued five
days. Nine-tenths of the city was destroyed. Number
of houses burned, 30,800. Loss, L30,000,000.
1753. _Archangel_, 900 houses burned.
1793. " 3000 buildings and the cathedral burned.
1786. _Tobolsk_, nearly destroyed.
1788. _Milau_, nearly destroyed.
1812. _Riga_, partly destroyed.
1834. _Tula_, destructive fire.
1848. _Orel_, large part of the town destroyed.
1850. _Cracow_, large part of the town burned.
1864. _Novgorod_, large amount of property destroyed.