October 29 in Russia: 1888 - Imperial train crash near Borki station near Kharkov 1888 - The Russian Empire, Great Britain, France, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands signed the Treaty of Constantinople - a treaty on the use of the Suez Canal, which is still in force. 1905 - Circum-Baikal railway was put into regular operation. 1918 - The Russian Communist Youth League (RKSM; later VLKSM) was formed. 1955 - The battleship Novorossiysk sank in Sevastopol Bay, killing 614 people. 1976 - The Soviet missile attack warning system began combat duty. 1989 - The Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR adopted amendments to the constitution, establishing the Congress of People's Deputies.