2012 in Russia
Incumbents
- President of Russia – Dmitry Medvedev (United Russia) (until 7 May), Vladimir Putin (United Russia) (from 7 May)
- Prime Minister of Russia – Vladimir Putin (United Russia) (until 7 May), Viktor Zubkov (7-8 May, acting), Dmitry Medvedev (United Russia) (from 8 May)
Events
January
- January 5 - Russia loses to Sweden 1-0 in overtime in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.[1]
- January 9 - Insurgency in the North Caucasus: Clashes occur between the Russian forces and Islamist militants in the Vedensky District, Chechnya, with reportedly 8 killed and 16 wounded.[2]
- January 15 - Russia's unmanned Fobos-Grunt space probe re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after a failed mission to the Martian moon Phobos. The 13-ton spacecraft disintegrates over the southern Pacific Ocean at approximately 16:45 UTC. China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo-1, which was launched together with Fobos-Grunt, is also destroyed.[3][4]
- January 27 - Insurgency in the North Caucasus: 13 people are killed in three separate clashes between the Russian forces and Islamist militants in the Russian republics of Ingushetia, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkariya.[5]
February
- February 13–17 - 2012 Nozhay-Yurtovsky District clashes.
March
- March 4 - The 2012 Presidential election is held.
May
- May 7 - Putin was inaugurated as President
- May 8 - Medvedev appointed as Prime Minister and later he became leader of the United Russia Party
- May 21 - new cabinet was formed.
June
- June 3–4 - The European Union-Russia Summit in Saint Petersburg.
July
- July - The Russian foreign agent law bill is introduced by legislators from the governing United Russia party.
- July 20 - The Russian foreign agent law is signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The law requires non-profit organizations that receive foreign donations and engage in "political activity" to register and declare themselves as foreign agents
- Stavropol region has a ban on hijabs in schools. the first of its kind imposed by a region in the Russian federation. The ruling was upheld by Russia's Supreme Court in July 2013.[6][7][8]
Notable deaths
January
- January 2 - Anatoly Kolesov, 73, wrestler, Olympic gold medalist (1964), after long illness. (born 1938)[9]
- January 2 - Ivan Călin, 76, Moldovan politician, Acting President of the Moldovan Parliament (2009).[10]
- January 3 - Stepan Oshchepkov, 77, canoeist, Olympic gold medalist (1964). (born 1934)[11]
- January 5 - Alexander Sizonenko, 52, Russian basketball player, world's tallest person (1991).[12]
- January 8 - Dmitry Machinsky, 74, Russian archaeologist.[13]
- January 9 - Pyotr Vasilevsky, 55, Belarusian football player and coach.[14]
- January 14 - Zelemkhan Zangiyev, 37, Russian footballer.[15]
- January 15 - Eduard Ivanov, 73, Soviet ice hockey player, World and Olympic champion.[16]
- January 16 - Valentin Rusantsov, 72, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (1996–2012).[17]
- January 25 - Alexander Zhitinsky, 71, Russian writer.[18]
- January 27 - Dzhamaleim Mutaliyev, 35, Russian rebel leader, shot.
February
- February 6 - Vitaly Gorelik, 44, Russian mountaineer, heart attack.[19]
- February 11 - Sergey Kolosov, 90, Russian film director, People's Artist of the USSR.[20]
- February 17 - Tatyana Golikova, 66, Russian ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet).[21]
- February 20 -
- Asar Eppel, 77, Russian translator, stroke.[22]
- Vitaly Vorotnikov, 86, Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (1988–1990).[23]
- February 22 - Lyudmila Kasatkina, 86, Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR.[24]
March
- March 21 - Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician.[25]
- March 27 - Anatoly Kikin, Soviet and Russian footballer and coach.[26]
- March 27 - Alim Zankishiev, Russian insurgent, leader in the Caucasus Emirate.[27]
- March 28 - Eduard Steinberg, 76, Russian painter.[28]
- March 28 - Sergey Solnechnikov, Russian military officer.[29]
- March 30 - Viktor Kosichkin, Russian Olympic speed skating gold and silver medalist.
- March 30 - Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB interim Chairman.[30]
June
- June 4 - Eduard Khil, 77, Russian baritone singer.[31]
See also
References
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- "The Associated Press: 13 killed in clashes in Russia's volatile Caucasus".
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- "The Islamic veil across Europe". BBC News. 31 May 2018.
- "Supreme Court confirmation: Prohibited to wear hijab in Russian high schools".
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- "Ъ-Газета - Человек своего слова". 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- "Vitali Vorotnikov, Former Soviet Ambassador to Cuba, Dies". Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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- "Kabardino-Balkaria Insurgency Commander Killed". RadioFreeEuropeRadioLibrary.
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