21st century Year Date Event200123 March Mir - the last national orbital station re-entered Earth's atmosphere. 2002 23 October Moscow theater hostage crisis: Chechen rebels seized the House of Culture theater in Moscow, taking approximately 700 theatergoers hostage, and demanded an immediate Russian withdrawal from Chechnya. 26 October Moscow theater hostage crisis: The police pumped anesthetic into the building, then stormed it from every entrance, executing all 42 terrorists. 120 hostages also died due to cumulative effects of intoxication, hunger and maltreatment by the terrorists .2004JanuaryRussia –  Belarus energy dispute 14 March 2004 Russian presidential election: Putin won re-election to a second term, earning 71 percent of the vote.24 August Russian aircraft bombings 1 September Beslan school hostage crisis: A group of Chechen terrorists took 1300 adults and children hostage at School Number One in Beslan. 3 September Beslan school hostage crisis: At one in the afternoon, following the sound of explosions, Russian police and soldiers stormed the school. The ensuing battle left 344 civilians, 31 of 32 hostage-takers and 10 police dead. September Vladimir Putin came up with an initiative to change the appointment procedure for governors, proposing to confirm them in office by decision of legislature from the candidates proposed by the President. Putin logically linked his initiative to the Beslan tragedy. December A bill to abolish direct gubernatorial elections was drafted and adopted. 2005 13 October October 2005 Nalchik attack: A large group of terrorists assaulted and captured buildings throughout the city of Nalchik. By afternoon Russian soldiers surrounded and entered the city, forcing their enemies to retreat. Some 136 people were killed. 1 December Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug merged into Perm Krai. 2006 15–17 July 32nd G8 summit in St. Petersburg 2007 23 April Boris Yeltsin died of congestive heart failure. 2008 2 March 2008 Russian presidential election: Deputy Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev won, earning 70.5 percent of the vote. 7 May Vladimir Putin becomes Prime minister 16 August 2008 South Ossetia War: Russia defeated Georgia. 31 December 2008 Constitutional amendments extended the terms of the President and Parliament2009 January 2009 Russia–Ukraine gas dispute 12–16 May Eurovision Song Contest 2009 17 August Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident 5 December "Lame Horse" nightclub fire2010 8 April The New START treaty, which would cut the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States by a third, was signed. July–August 2010 Russian wildfires2011 27 March Time zones reform reduced its number from 11 to 9 4 December 2011 Russian legislative election 2012 4 March 2012 Russian presidential election: Vladimir Putin won, earning 63.6 percent of the vote. 1 June an Act came into force, which returns the direct election of Governors. 22 August Russia became a WTO member .2014 7–23 February 2014 Winter Olympics 16 March Annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation: Referendum on the political status of Crimea 18 March Annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation: Putin and Crimean officials signed the Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia. 26 October 2011 time zones reform was canceled2015 1 January The Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union came into force.30 September Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war begins31 October Aircraft bombing over Sinai24 November2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown 2016 8 September 2016 Russian legislative election19 December Assassination of Andrei Karlov 20171–3 JuneSt. Petersburg International Economic Forum 17 June - 2 July 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 201818 March 2018 Russian presidential election 25-26 March2018 Kemerovo fire 14 June–15 July The 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia.Jun–Nov 2018 Russian pension protests15 October 2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism17 October Kerch Polytechnic College massacre2020 15 January 2020 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. Announcement of the constitutional reform. Resignation of the Cabinet.1 July 2020 Russian constitutional referendum
21st century Year Date Event200123 March Mir - the last national orbital station re-entered Earth's atmosphere. 2002 23 October Moscow theater hostage crisis: Chechen rebels seized the Dubrovka theater in Moscow, taking approximately 700 theatergoers hostage, and demanded an immediate Russian withdrawal from Chechnya. 26 October Moscow theater hostage crisis: The police pumped anesthetic into the building, then stormed it from every entrance, executing all 42 terrorists. 120 hostages also died due to cumulative effects of intoxication, hunger and maltreatment by the terrorists .2003 September – October Russia-Ukraine territorial dispute over Tuzla Island 25 October Yukos affair: Khodorkovsky arrested. 2004JanuaryRussia– Belarus energy dispute 14 March 2004 Russian presidential election: Putin won re-election to a second term, earning 71 percent of the vote.24 August Russian aircraft bombings 1 September Beslan school hostage crisis: A group of Chechen terrorists took 1300 adults and children hostage at School Number One in Beslan. 3 September Beslan school hostage crisis: At one in the afternoon, following the sound of explosions, Russian police and soldiers stormed the school. The ensuing battle left 344 civilians, 31 of 32 hostage-takers and 10 police dead. September Vladimir Putin came up with an initiative to change the appointment procedure for governors, proposing to confirm them in office by decision of legislature from the candidates proposed by the President. Putin logically linked his initiative to the Beslan tragedy. December A bill to abolish direct gubernatorial elections was drafted and adopted. 2005 13 October October 2005 Nalchik attack: A large group of terrorists assaulted and captured buildings throughout the city of Nalchik. By afternoon Russian soldiers surrounded and entered the city, forcing their enemies to retreat. Some 136 people were killed. 1 December Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug merged into Perm Krai. 2006 15–17 July 32nd G8 summit in St. Petersburg 2007 23 April Boris Yeltsin died of congestive heart failure. 2008 2 March 2008 Russian presidential election: Deputy Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev won, earning 70.5 percent of the vote. 7 May Vladimir Putin becomes Prime minister 16 August 2008 South Ossetia War: Russia defeated Georgia. 31 December 2008 Constitutional amendments extended the terms of the President and Parliament2009 January 2009 Russia–Ukraine gas dispute 12–16 May Eurovision Song Contest 2009 17 August Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident 5 December "Lame Horse" nightclub fire2010 8 April The New START treaty, which would cut the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the United States by a third, was signed. July–August 2010 Russian wildfires2011 27 March Time zones reform reduced its number from 11 to 9 4 December 2011 Russian legislative election 2012 4 March 2012 Russian presidential election: Vladimir Putin won, earning 63.6 percent of the vote. 1 June an Act came into force, which returns the direct election of Governors. 22 August Russia became a WTO member .2013 6–17 July 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan August–September Russian Far East and Northeastern China affected by heavy flooding on Amur river2014 7–23 February 2014 Winter Olympics 16 March Annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation: Referendum on the political status of Crimea 18 March Annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation: Putin and Crimean officials signed the Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia. 26 October 2011 time zones reform was canceled2015 1 January The Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union came into force.30 September Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war begins31 October Aircraft bombing over Sinai24 November2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown 2016 8 September 2016 Russian legislative election19 December Assassination of Andrei Karlov 20171–3 JuneSt. Petersburg International Economic Forum 17 June - 2 July 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 201818 March 2018 Russian presidential election 25-26 March2018 Kemerovo fire 14 June–15 July The 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia.Jun–Nov 2018 Russian pension protests15 October 2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism17 October Kerch Polytechnic College massacre2019 8 September 2019 Moscow City Duma election preceded by massive public protests in support of unregistered opposition candidates.2020 15 January 2020 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. Announcement of the constitutional reform. Resignation of the Cabinet.1 July 2020 Russian constitutional referendum
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