List of massacres in Russia
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Russia (numbers may be approximate). For massacres that occurred in the Soviet Union, see List of massacres in the Soviet Union:
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Date |
Location |
Deaths |
Description |
Beslan school hostage crisis |
September 1, 2004 |
Beslan |
334 |
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Katyn massacre |
April-May 1940 |
Katyn Forest, Russia |
22,000 |
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Lena massacre |
April 17, 1912 |
northeast Siberia near Lena River |
150-270 |
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Massacre of Novgorod |
1570 |
Novgorod, Russia |
2,500-27,000 |
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Novye Aldi massacre |
February 5, 2000 |
Groznensky District, Chechnya |
60-82 |
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Samashki massacre |
April 7–8, 1995 |
Samashki, Chechnya |
250+ |
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Staropromyslovski massacre |
December 1999-January 2000 |
Grozny, Chechnya |
38-56 |
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