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2018 in Russia

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2018
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Russia

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Events in the year 2018 in Russia.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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May

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The inaugural military parade.
  • 5 May – Thousand Protest rally in 97 cities including Moscow and St Petersburg, against Vladimir Putin for winning a fourth term in the Russian President Election.[7]
  • 7 May - 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.[8]
  • 10 May - Opening of Crimean Bridge.[9]

June

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Zabivaka, the official mascot of the World Cup.

July

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  • 1 July – 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.[14][15][16][17]
  • 15 July - Closing ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup[19]
  • 28 July – More than 10,000 people attended a rally in the capital, Moscow against government plans to increase the retirement age rise.[20]

August

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  • 2 August – More than 9,000 people attended a rally against government plans to increase the retirement age rise.[21]

September

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  • 11 September - Pussy Riot's manager Pyotr Verzilov mysteriously fell critically ill after a court hearing in Moscow. This was the same day that he was slated to have received vital information from 'foreign services' about the death of several journalists reporting on the Wagner Battalion's actions in the Central African Republic.[22]
  • 11 September - Then Russian Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov announced an expansion on 'extremist' materials, including the addition of 4,507 books, videos, websites, social media pages, and musical compositions. This was recorded to be a seismic, 200 item increase from the prior year.[22]

October

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  • 26 October - Marking the first of approximately 36 public, Hip-Hop concerts, a three-month period of cancelled performances would begin.[23] Dmitry Kuznetsov, or Husky, had his concert in Togliatti cancelled following a letter from the Prosecutor's office rejecting some of the lyrics of songs that were to be performed that evening due to the presence of 'cannibalism.'[24]

December

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Daniil Dubov, world champion in rapid chess

Deaths

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Mikhail Derzhavin
Vladimir Lyakhov

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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July

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Twelve hurt in Russia school knife attack". BBC News. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Russian spy: Moscow 'will expel British diplomats soon'". BBC News. 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Russia spy poisoning: 23 UK diplomats expelled from Moscow". BBC News. 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Russia election: Vladimir Putin wins by big margin". BBC News. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Russian shopping centre inferno kills 64". BBC News. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Fire tragedy at Kemerovo shopping mall leaves at least 64 dead". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Protesters detained as thousands rally against Putin's government". NBC News. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  8. ^ Путин принимает парад Президентского полка на церемонии инаугурации. РИА Новости (in Russian). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Putin opens new bridge to Crimea, provoking Ukraine, Western ire". euractiv.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ^ Tyers, Alan (14 June 2018). "World Cup 2018 opening ceremony: Robbie Williams's middle finger and giant fire bird feature in snappy show". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Putin's Plan to Russify the Caucasus". Foreign Affairs. 1 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Gosduma prinyala chtenii zakonoproekt ob izuchen'i rodnyix yez'ikov". RIA Novosti. 19 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Russian minorities fear for languages amid new restrictions". Deutsche Welle. 5 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Russians protest over pension age rise announced during World Cup". The Guardian. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Russians protest pension reform as Putin popularity slides". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Russians protest over retirement age hike as Putin's popularity falls". DAWN.COM. Reuters. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  17. ^ Moscow, Marc Bennetts (2 July 2018). "Putin approval rating plummets over rise in pension age". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  18. ^ "World Cup upset: Russia knocks out Spain". KMGH. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  19. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - News - RELIVE: Press Conference on the Closing Ceremony for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Thousands protest in Russia against proposed retirement age rise | News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Thousands protest against pension law despite Putin's rollback | News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  22. ^ a b "RUSSIA 2018 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT" (PDF). www.state.gov. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Russia: Censorship of Younger Generation's Music". Human Rights Watch. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  24. ^ АФАНАСЬЕВА, Ольга (27 October 2018). "Репера Хаски не пустили на концерт в Тольятти за пропаганду каннибализма и полового разврата". samara.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  25. ^ Бывший футболист «Динамо» Игорь Стрельбин скончался в Брянске. bryansktoday.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Russian journalist Maxim Borodin dies after mysterious fall from balcony". The Times. 16 April 2018.
  27. ^ "Markante turncoach Boris Orlov (73) overleden". nos.nl. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Скончался Е.С. Голод | Механико-математический факультет". math.msu.ru. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018.
  29. ^ "В Краснодарском крае застрелен бывший игрок ФК "Ангушт" Тазир Кариев". kubnews.ru. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018.
  30. ^ "В Петербурге ушел из жизни известный математик Андрей Суслин". Невские Новости.