2019 in Russia
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Events in the year 2019 in Russia.
Incumbents
Events
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- February – The Russian military launches a nationwide tour to parade war trophies from its intervention in the Syrian Civil War.[1]
- 2-12 March – 2019 Winter Universiade
- 6 March – the Russian Federal Assembly passed a law criminalising publication of online statements that are found "indecent" or "disrespectful" towards Russian state or government officials (including the president), stipulating fines of up to 100,000 roubles for first-time offenders, and 200,000 roubles or up to 15 days imprisonment for repeat.[2]
- 5 May – Aeroflot Flight 1492 crashes and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 41 people on board.
- 8 August – Nyonoksa radiation accident
- 15 August – Ural Airlines Flight 178 crashed, all on board survived.
- 7 September – Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others have been released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.[3]
Deaths
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- February 3, Detsl, rapper (b.1983)
- February 4, Evgeniy Aleksandrov, footballer (b.1952)
- February 8, Sergei Yursky, actor (b.1935)
- March 1, Zhores Alferov, scientist (b.1930)
- April 27, Aleksey Lebed, politician (b.1955)
- May 9, Sergei Dorenko, journalist (b.1959)
July
- July 3 – Arseny Mironov, aeronautical engineer (b. 1917)[4]
Births
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- May 21, Tengku Ismail Leon Petra, son of the Muhammad V of Kelantan and Oksana Voevodina
See also
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References
- ^ "Russia's military shows off hardware seized in Syria". Reuters. 27 February 2019.
- ^ Bennetts, Marc (6 March 2019). "Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for 'disrespecting' government". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "FILMMAKER OLEG SENTSOV AND OTHERS FREED IN PRISONER SWAP", Amnesty International/USA, retrieved Sep 7, 2019
- ^ Прощание с легендой: не стало Арсения Дмитриевич Миронова (in Russian)