2017 in Russia
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Incumbents
Events
February
- 8 February – The Russian government gives names to five previously unnamed Kuril islands in Sakhalin Oblast: Derevyanko Island (after Kuzma Derevyanko), Gnechko Island (after Alexey Gnechko), Gromyko Island (after Andrei Gromyko), Farkhutdinov Island (after Igor Farkhutdinov) and Shchetinina Island (after Anna Shchetinina).[1]
March
On March 26, 2017, protests against alleged corruption in the federal Russian government took place simultaneously in many cities across the country. They were triggered by the lack of proper response from the Russian authorities to the published investigative film He Is Not Dimon to You, which has garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.
April
- 20 April – The Russian government has prohibited Jehovah's Witnesses in all of Russia, going in favor of the Ministry of Justice.
- 30 April – Russian Grand Prix F-1
May
- 29 May – 15 people die and around 200 are injured following a severe thunderstorm in Moscow and its suburbs.[2]
June
- 1–3 June – St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
- 10 June – A gunman, 49-year-old Igor Zenkov, kills four people before being shot dead by local police and the National Guard during a special operation in the township of Kratovo, Moscow Oblast.[3][4]
- 17 June – 2 July – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 22–29 June – Moscow International Film Festival
July
- July 30 – Russian President Vladimir Putin expelled 755 diplomats response to United States sanctions.[5]
Deaths
- 20 May – Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, 1st President of the Udmurt Republic (b. 1951)
Predicted and scheduled events
August
- 15–20 August – MAKS Air Show
September
- 24 September – Moscow Marathon
- 28 September – 1 October – IgroMir
References
- ↑ "Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 08.02.2017 № 223-р" (in Russian). Publication.pravo.gov.ru. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ "Severe thunderstorm kills 15 in Moscow — Investigative Committee". TASS. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Moscow suburban shooter who gunned down four neutralized by police". TASS. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ "Russian Investigative Committee says some of Kratovo shooter’s weapons come from Chechnya". TASS. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/30/putin-expels-755-diplomats-in-response-to-us-sanctions.html
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