2018 in Russia
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Events in the year 2018 in Russia.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 11 February – Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 71 people on board.
March
- 15–17 March – Sergey Lavrov has announced that Russia will expel diplomats from the United Kingdom because of the expulsion of 23 Russian envoys due to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal.[1] The Russian foreign ministry is to expel 23 British diplomats amid tensions over the nerve agent attack in the United Kingdom.[2]
- March 18 – In the Russian presidential election, Vladimir Putin is elected for a fourth term, winning 73.9% of the vote.[3]
- March 25 - 2018 Kemerovo fire [4][5]
May
The inaugural military parade.
- May 5 – Thousand Protest rally in 97 cities including Moscow and St Petersburg, against Vladimir Putin for winning a fourth term in the Russian President Election.[6]
- May 7 - Vladimir Putin sworn in for a fourth term as President of Russia in the Hall of the Order of St. Andrew of the Grand Kremlin Palace.[7]
- May 10 - Opening of Crimean Bridge.[8]
June
Zabivaka, the official mascot of the World Cup.
- June 14 – The opening ceremonies of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9]
July
- July 1 – Several thousand people protested across Russia against a hugely unpopular government decision to hike the pension age that has led to a record slump in President Vladimir Putin's approval ratings. No protests were held in World Cup host cities due to a regulation banning protest in the cities for the duration of the tournament.[10][11][12][13]
- 15 July - Closing ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup [15][16]
- July 28 – More than 10,000 people attended a rally in the capital, Moscow against government plans to increase the retirement age rise.[17]
August
- 2 August – More than 9,000 people attended a rally against government plans to increase the retirement age rise.[18]
December
Daniil Dubov, world champion in rapid chess
- 26 to 28 December – The 2018 World Rapid Chess Championship was held in Saint Petersburg. Winner and world champion was Daniil Dubov from Russia, ahead of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura.
Deaths
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- 3 January – Igor Strelbin, footballer (b. 1974).[19]
- 9 January – Robert Minlos, mathematician (b. 1931)
- 9 January – Alexander Vedernikov, singer and teacher (b. 1927)
- 9 January – Valeri Matyunin, footballer (b. 1960)
- 10 January – Mikhail Derzhavin, actor (b. 1936)
- 15 January – Viktor Anpilov, politician and trade unionist (b. 1945)
- 25 January – Lyudmila Senchina, soprano singer (b. 1948 or 1950)
- 21 February – Valentin Afraimovich, mathematician (b.1945)
- 21 February – Sergei Aleksandrov, footballer (b. 1973)
- 26 February – Tatyana Karpova, actress (b. 1916)
- 22 March – Khozh-Akhmed Bersanov, Chechen writer and ethnographer (b. 1926)
- 26 March – Sergei Mavrodi, financial fraudster and a deputy of the State Duma (b. 1955)
- 27 March – Victor Kalashnikov, gun designer (b. 1942)
- 28 March – Oleg Anofriyev, actor, singer, songwriter, film director and poet (b. 1930)
- 16 April – Maxim Borodin, 32, Russian Journalist (b. 1986)[20]
- 19 April – Vladimir Lyakhov, cosmonaut (b. 1941)
- 21 April – Nina Doroshina, actress (b. 1934)
- 22 April – Ivan P. Neumyvakin, physician (b. 1928)
- 21 May – Aleksandr Askoldov, actor and film director (b. 1932)
- 3 July – Boris Orlov, gymnastics coach (b. 1945).[21]
- 5 July – Evgeny Golod, mathematician who proved the Golod–Shafarevich theorem on class field towers (b. 1935).[22]
- 8 July – Tazir Kariyev, footballer (b. 1989).[23]
- 10 July – Andrei Suslin, mathematician who contributed to algebraic K-theory and its connections with algebraic geometry (b. 1950).[24]
- 27 July – Vladimir Voinovich, writer (b. 1932).[25]
References
- "Russian spy: Moscow 'will expel British diplomats soon'". BBC News. 15 March 2018.
- "Russia spy poisoning: 23 UK diplomats expelled from Moscow". BBC News. 17 March 2018.
- "Russia election: Vladimir Putin wins by big margin". BBC News. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Russian shopping centre inferno kills 64". BBC News. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Fire tragedy at Kemerovo shopping mall leaves at least 64 dead". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Protesters detained as thousands rally against Putin's government". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- Путин принимает парад Президентского полка на церемонии инаугурации. РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Putin opens new bridge to Crimea, provoking Ukraine, Western ire". euractiv.com. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- Tyers, Alan (2018-06-14). "World Cup 2018 opening ceremony: Robbie Williams's middle finger and giant fire bird feature in snappy show". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Russians protest over pension age rise announced during World Cup". The Guardian. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Russians protest pension reform as Putin popularity slides". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- Reuters (2018-07-02). "Russians protest over retirement age hike as Putin's popularity falls". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- Moscow, Marc Bennetts (2018-07-02). "Putin approval rating plummets over rise in pension age". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "World Cup upset: Russia knocks out Spain". KMGH. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - News - RELIVE: Press Conference on the Closing Ceremony for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- "FIFA World Cup 2018 Closing Ceremony: Date, Time, Venue and Performers". www.sportskeeda.com. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- "Thousands protest in Russia against proposed retirement age rise | News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- "Thousands protest against pension law despite Putin's rollback | News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- Бывший футболист «Динамо» Игорь Стрельбин скончался в Брянске. bryansktoday.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Russian journalist Maxim Borodin dies after mysterious fall from balcony". The Times. 16 April 2018.
- Markante turncoach Boris Orlov (73) overleden (in Dutch)
- Скончался Е.С. Голод (in Russian)
- В Краснодарском крае застрелен бывший игрок ФК «Ангушт» Тазир Кариев (in Russian)
- В Петербурге ушел из жизни известный математик Андрей Суслин (in Russian)
- Author of Russian cosmonauts’ unofficial anthem dies at 85
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