2010 in Russia

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The following lists some of the events from the year 2010 in Russia.

Incumbents[]

  • President: Dmitry Medvedev
  • Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin

Events[]

  • Deputies voted to issue the 2010 Kharkiv Pact, a treaty where Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea would be extended to 2042.[1]
  • Raspadskaya mine explosion occurred on 8 May 2010.[2]
  • In late July 2010, Russian wildfires broke out in Russia. The fires mainly hit European Russia, but they also hit other parts of Russia. In total, the wild fires caused 55790 deaths (54 in wildfires and 55,736 in heat waves).[3][4]
  • 2010 Chechen Parliament attack took place on October 19.[5] At least six people were killed, including two police officers, one parliament employee and all three suicide commandos.[6]
  • 2011 Russian Figure Skating Championships took place from December 26–29, 2010, and from February 2–4, 2011.[7]
  • 2010 World Rhythmic gymnastics Championships took place from September 20 to 26.

Deaths[]

The following lists some of the deaths in 2010.

  • Yevgeny Paladiev, a Soviet-born Kazakh ice hockey player, died aged 61 on January 9. [2] (Russian)
  • Vladimir Karpov, a Russian writer and Chairman of the USSR Union of Writers (1986–1991), died on January 19, aged 87.[8]
  • Leonid Nechayev, a Russian film director, died of a stroke on January 24. He was 70.[9]
  • Anna Samokhina,a Russian actress, died from stomach cancer on February 8. She was 47. [3]
  • Konstantin Yeryomenko, Russian futsal player, died from a heart attack on March 18. He was age 39.[10]
  • Vasily Smyslov Russian chess grandmaster and World Champion (1957–1958), died from heart failure on March 27. He was aged 89.[11]
  • Yuri Maslyukov, a Russian politician and Vice Premier of Soviet Union (1988–1990) and Russia (1998–1999), died aged 72 on April 1.[12]
  • Anatoly Dobrynin, Russian diplomat and politician, died aged 90 on April 6.[13]
  • Natalia Lavrova, Olympic gold medalist (2000, 2004), died in a car accident on April 23, aged 25.[14]
  • Yuri Chesnokov, Russian Olympic gold medal-winning (1964) volleyball player, died on May 30, aged 77.[15]
  • Aleksandr Boloshev, Russian Soviet basketball player, 1972 Olympic gold medalist, died from a stroke on July 16, aged 63.[16]
  • Gennady Yanayev, Vice President of the USSR (1990–1991), died from lung cancer on September 24. He was aged 73.[17]
  • Viktor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister (1992–1998), died from cancer at age 72 on November 3.[18]
  • Pavel Kolchin, Russian Olympic gold (1956) and bronze (1956, 1964) medal-winning cross-country skier, died on December 29, aged 80.[19]

Births[]

See also[]

  • List of Russian films of 2010
  • 2010 Russia – United States prisoner swap

References[]

  1. ^ The Great Power (mis) management: The Russian-Georgian War and Its ... - Google Books
  2. ^ Lenta.ru: Senator found in the disturbances in Mezhdurechensk "orange trail"
  3. ^ Henry, Patrick (3 August 2010). "Russian Wildfires' Death Toll Rises to 50; Drought May Force Export Ban". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. ^ Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
  5. ^ "Terrorists launch deadly attack on Chechen parliament (Update 1)". RIA Novosti. 19 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Six dead in attack on Chechen parliament – Kadyrov". RIA Novosti. 19 October 2010.
  7. ^ Senior schedule
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2014-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Futsal mourns Konstantin Eremenko". UEFA.com. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ McClain, Dylan Loeb (28 March 2010). "Vasily Smyslov, Former World Chess Champion, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "Скончался депутат Госдумы Юрий Маслюков".
  13. ^ "Anatoly Dobrynin".
  14. ^ "Ex-Olympic champion Natalia Lavrova killed in crash". Reuters. 23 April 2010.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2014-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Один из идеологов ГКЧП Геннадий Янаев скончался в московской больнице".
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2014-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "В Эстонии скончался известный советский лыжник Павел Колчин".

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