2008 in Russia
Events from the year 2008 in the country of Russia.
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Incumbents
- President: Vladimir Putin (until 8 May), Dmitry Medvedev (from 8 May)
- Prime Minister: Viktor Zubkov (until 8 May), Vladimir Putin (from 8 May)
- Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov
Events
- March 2: 2008 Russian presidential election is occurred, Dmitry Medvedev won the election.
- May 7: Dmitry Medvedev becomes President of Russia.
- May 24: Dima Bilan wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia
- August 7–16: Russia–Georgia war
- August 8–11: Battle of Tskhinvali
- August 9–12: Battle of the Kodori Valley
- August 9/10: Battle off the coast of Abkhazia
- August 9–19: Occupation of Poti
- August 13–22: Occupation of Gori
- February – The Russian group Voina staged the Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear! performance at the Timiryazev State Biological Museum in Moscow to protest at the election of Dmitry Medvedev in the 2008 Russian presidential election.[1]
Births
Deaths
January
- January 3 -
- Aleksandr Abdulov, 54, Russian actor, lung cancer.[2]
- Nikolay Puzanov, 69, Russian Soviet biathlete, 1968 Olympic Gold medalist.[3]
August
- August 9 - Denis Vetchinov
September
- September 24 - Ruslan Yamadayev, 46, Chechen warlord and member of Russian State Duma, shot.
See also
References
- Sex Orgy in a Museum! Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Medusa TV. 2012-08-19.
- "Скончался актер Александр Абдулов" [Actor Alexander Abdulov dies]. NEWSru.com (in Russian). 3 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Умер Николай Пузанов" [Nikolai Puzanov Died]. Russian Biathlon Union (in Russian). 5 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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