The 8th Cavalry Division (Russian: 8-я кавалерийская дивизия, romanized: 8-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army, part of the 8th Army Corps.

It was headquartered at Kishinev by 1914.

[1] The division was formed on 27 July 1875 from the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Division, reinforced by a Don Cossack Regiment.

[2] The division included the following units in 1914:[1] The following officers commanded the division: January 1917: 5  • 6  • 2nd Caucasus