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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close US consulate in St. Petersburg |
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| Mar.26 |
Washington |
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Trump expelling 60 Russian diplomats in wake of UK nerve agent attack The United States, European Union countries, Canada and Ukraine expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats on Monday
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| Mar.18 |
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International monitors slam Russian election as 'overly controlled'
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| Mar.15 |
Washington |
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In joint statement, world leaders agree Russia behind nerve agent attack Trump, Macron, Merkel and May said they 'abhor' the attack against Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on March 4
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| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
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Navalny detained on day of protests |
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| Dec.11 |
Northern Syria |
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Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops in visit to Syrian base |
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| Dec.1 |
Washington |
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Trump-Russia: Michael Flynn admits lying to FBI |
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| Oct.30 |
Washington |
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Trump adviser George Papadopoulos lied about Russian links |
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| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
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Putin orders 755 US diplomatic staff to leave |
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| Jul.10 |
Washington |
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Email 'linked Kremlin to Trump son meeting'
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| Apr.12 |
UN Security Council |
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UN draft resolution on Syria attack: Vote fails with Russia veto |
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
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Trump attorney general Jeff Sessions met Russian ambassador
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| Dec.29 |
Washington |
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Obama expels 35 Russian diplomats in retaliation for hacking
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| Dec.19 |
Turkey |
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Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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Obama vows action against Russia over election hacks
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| Dec.9 |
CIA |
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Russia 'intervened to promote Trump' - US intelligence |
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| Sep.28 |
Netherlands |
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MH17 missile 'came from Russia', Dutch-led investigators say |
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| Sep.9 |
Geneva |
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Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves
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| Feb.12 |
Cuba |
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Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch |
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| Jan.21 |
London |
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President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder |
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| Nov.30 |
Paris |
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Russia says Turkey 'shot down plane for IS oil' |
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| Oct.21 |
Moscow |
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US attacks Moscow welcome for Assad |
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| Jun.7 |
Bavaria |
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G7 summit: Obama and Merkel firm on Russia sanctions |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Russia stages massive WWII parade |
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| Apr.13 |
Washington |
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US concern as Russia lifts ban on Iran arms delivery |
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
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Nemtsov murder: Tens of thousands march in Moscow |
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| Feb.27 |
Moscow |
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Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead 
An unidentified attacker in a car shot former Deputy Prime Minister four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin
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| Feb.12 |
Belarus |
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Ukraine ceasefire deal reached Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a cease-fire agreement for eastern Ukraine had been reached, bringing an end to marathon talks
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| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
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Ukraine crisis: Leaders upbeat after Moscow talks |
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| Nov.15 |
Queensland |
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Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit |
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| Nov.2 |
Donbass |
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Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections |
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| Sep.19 |
Belarus |
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Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks |
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| Sep.12 |
Washington |
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Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia |
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| Sep.5 |
Belarus |
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Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
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| Aug.30 |
Brussels |
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Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression' |
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| Aug.11 |
Moscow |
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Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine
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| May.11 |
Donbass |
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Ukraine rebels claim poll victory |
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Eastern Ukraine |
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Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote
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| May.9 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea |
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| May.2 |
Ukraine |
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Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
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| May.1 |
Donbass |
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Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office |
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| Apr.28 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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US sanctions target key Putin aides |
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| Apr.26 |
Washington |
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G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia |
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| Apr.19 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine calls Easter truce in east |
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| Apr.17 |
Geneva |
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Deal struck to calm Ukraine crisis |
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| Apr.6 |
Donbass |
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Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk Map of Donetsk Ukraine| Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk | |
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| Mar.30 |
Paris |
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US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis |
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| Mar.28 |
Washington |
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Obama: Russia should move troops |
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| Mar.27 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid
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| Mar.17 |
Moscow |
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Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation
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European Union |
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EU and US impose Crimea sanctions
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| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
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Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' Map of Crimea Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
| The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
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| Mar.14 |
London |
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No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks |
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| Mar.6 |
European Union |
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'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned |
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Crimea |
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Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
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Russia approves troops for Ukraine |
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| Dec.20 |
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Khodorkovsky leaves Russian prison after Putin signs pardon |
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| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
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US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks
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| Sep.6 |
St. Petersburg |
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Russia and US 'no closer' on Syria at G20 |
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| Aug.1 |
Moscow |
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Snowden leaves airport, can stay in Russia, lawyer says
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| Jul.17 |
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Protest leader Alexei Navalny convicted |
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
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Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat |
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| Mar.23 |
London |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies |
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| Jan.3 |
Moscow |
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Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen' |
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| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
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Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill |
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
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Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism |
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| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Putin declares win in elections
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Russian protests biggest in years |
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| Dec.4 |
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United Russia party suffers exit poll blow |
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin set to return as president |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency| Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country. 700 fires are burning, covering about 450 square miles.
Most of the fires were started accidentally b... | |
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| Jul.9 |
Austria |
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U.S., Russia swap spies |
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| Jun.24 |
Washington |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties |
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| Apr.10 |
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Polish president died in plane crash Map of Smolensk Russia| Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors. Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief ... | |
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| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty |
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| Mar.26 |
Washington |
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U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts |
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
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'Gas to flow' after deal |
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| Nov.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia extends presidential term |
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| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions |
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| Jul.11 |
UN Security Council |
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe |
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor |
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| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
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Putin party leads Russia polls |
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats |
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| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row |
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| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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War critic writer murdered |
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge |
|
| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change |
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Hamas visits Moscow |
|
| Jan.3 |
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Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead |
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| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty' |
|
| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
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Putin tightens grip on security |
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| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin claims second term |
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin elected president
before year 2000
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| Dec. 26, 1991 |
Moscow |
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union| The declaration acknowledging the independence of the erstwhile Soviet republics and creating the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
|
| Mar. 11, 1985 |
Moscow |
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Premier of Soviet Union Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo. His policies of glasnost and perestroika contributed to the end of the Cold War
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| Nov. 10, 1982 |
Moscow |
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Death of Leonid Brezhnev Map of Mozhaysky District Moscow Oblast Russia He died aged 76 after suffering a heart attack following years of serious ailments. His death was officially acknowledged on 11 November
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| Mar. 5, 1953 |
Moscow |
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Death of Joseph Stalin Map of Kuntsevo Dacha Kuntsevo District Moscow Russia Stalin (18 December 1878[1] –5 March 1953, birth surname: Dzhugashvili) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death
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| Jun. 24, 1948 |
Berlin |
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Russian blockade of Berlin began The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
|
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Japan surrender signed Map of Tokyo Bay Japan The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
|
| Aug. 2, 1945 |
Eastern Germany |
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Potsdam Conference ended Map of Cecilienhof Palace Potsdam Germany The three power, Stalin, Churchill, and, later Attlee, Truman gathered to decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany
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| Aug. 21, 1940 |
Mexico |
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Trotsky assassinated in Mexico
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| Jul. 12, 1918 |
Ural |
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Tsar Nicholas murdered by Bolsheviks Nicholas II was executed together with his family. This led to the canonisation of Nicholas II, his wife the Empress Alexandra and their chi...
|
| Nov. 6, 1917 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bolshevik Revolution The October Revolution was a seizure of state power. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd
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| Jan. 22, 1905 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg Unarmed demonstrators led by Father Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace
|
| Apr. 9, 1870 |
Volga Region |
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin born A Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as head of government of the Russia
|
| Mar. 30, 1867 |
Alaska |
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U.S. purchases Alaska from Russia
|
| Jan. 13, 1864 |
St. Petersburg |
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Zemstvos, or provincial assemblies, formed in Russea
|
| Mar. 3, 1861 |
St. Petersburg |
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Emancipation Edict liberates Russian serfs The first and most important of liberal reforms effected during the reign (1855-1881) of Emperor Alexander II of Russia
|
| Sep. 26, 1815 |
Paris |
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Holy Alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia A coalition created by the monarchist great powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia. It was created after the ultimate defeat of Napoleon
|
| Jan. 9, 1792 |
Romania |
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Treaty of Jassy
|
| May. 2, 1729 |
Poland |
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Catherine the Great born
|
| Oct. 22, 1721 |
St. Petersburg |
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Peter I proclaimed Emperor of all the Russias On 22 October 1721, soon after peace was made with Sweden, he was officially proclaimed Emperor of All Russia
|
| Jun. 9, 1672 |
Moscow |
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Peter the Great born He expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire and led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval systems
|
| Jan. 16, 1547 |
Moscow |
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First Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, crowned |
|
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| 2010 |
|
| Mar.26 |
Washington |
U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.11 |
Moscow |
Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Mar.18 |
|
International monitors slam Russian election as 'overly controlled'
| 2017 |
|
| Apr.12 |
UN Security Council |
UN draft resolution on Syria attack: Vote fails with Russia veto |
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.9 |
CIA |
Russia 'intervened to promote Trump' - US intelligence |
| 2014 |
|
| Nov.2 |
Donbass |
Ukrainian breakaway regions hold elections |
|
| May.11 |
Donbass |
Ukraine rebels claim poll victory |
|
| May.11 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote
|
| Mar.27 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid
|
| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' Map of Crimea Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
| The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
|
| |
|
| Mar.6 |
European Union |
'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned |
| 2012 |
|
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
Putin declares win in elections
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.4 |
|
United Russia party suffers exit poll blow |
|
| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
Putin set to return as president |
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
Medvedev 'heading for clear win' |
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
Putin party leads Russia polls |
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
Putin claims second term |
| 2000 |
|
| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
Putin elected president
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Mar.17 |
Moscow |
Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation
| 2004 |
|
| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
Putin tightens grip on security |
| 1867 |
|
| Mar. 30, 1867 |
Alaska |
U.S. purchases Alaska from Russia
| 1864 |
|
| Jan. 13, 1864 |
St. Petersburg |
Zemstvos, or provincial assemblies, formed in Russea
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Feb.12 |
Cuba |
Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch |
| 2014 |
|
| Apr.19 |
Kiev |
Ukraine calls Easter truce in east |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill |
|
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| 2006 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered |
|
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| 1991 |
|
| Dec. 26, 1991 |
Moscow |
Dissolution of the Soviet Union| The declaration acknowledging the independence of the erstwhile Soviet republics and creating the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
| 1985 |
|
| Mar. 11, 1985 |
Moscow |
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Premier of Soviet Union Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo. His policies of glasnost and perestroika contributed to the end of the Cold War
| 1940 |
|
| Aug. 21, 1940 |
Mexico |
Trotsky assassinated in Mexico
| 1917 |
|
| Nov. 6, 1917 |
St. Petersburg |
Bolshevik Revolution The October Revolution was a seizure of state power. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| May.9 |
Moscow |
Russia stages massive WWII parade |
| 2005 |
|
| May.9 |
Moscow |
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jun.7 |
Bavaria |
G7 summit: Obama and Merkel firm on Russia sanctions |
| 2014 |
|
| Nov.15 |
Queensland |
Ukraine crisis: Russia under pressure at G20 summit |
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.6 |
St. Petersburg |
Russia and US 'no closer' on Syria at G20 |
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.30 |
Brussels |
Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression' |
| 2007 |
|
| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
Putin warns Europe in missile row |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Sep.28 |
Netherlands |
MH17 missile 'came from Russia', Dutch-led investigators say |
|
| Jan.21 |
London |
President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Moscow |
Snowden leaves airport, can stay in Russia, lawyer says
|
| Jan.3 |
Moscow |
Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen' |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Sep.9 |
Geneva |
Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.12 |
Belarus |
Ukraine ceasefire deal reached Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a cease-fire agreement for eastern Ukraine had been reached, bringing an end to marathon talks
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.5 |
Belarus |
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
|
| Apr.17 |
Geneva |
Deal struck to calm Ukraine crisis |
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty |
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
'Gas to flow' after deal |
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
|
Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal |
| 2004 |
|
| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
Russia 'to ratify climate treaty' |
| 1945 |
|
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
Japan surrender signed Map of Tokyo Bay Japan The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
| 1815 |
|
| Sep. 26, 1815 |
Paris |
Holy Alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia A coalition created by the monarchist great powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia. It was created after the ultimate defeat of Napoleon
| 1890 |
|
| Jan. 9, 1792 |
Romania |
Treaty of Jassy
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Northern Syria |
Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops in visit to Syrian base |
| 2015 |
|
| Oct.21 |
Moscow |
US attacks Moscow welcome for Assad |
| 2014 |
|
| May.9 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea |
| 2010 |
|
| Jun.24 |
Washington |
Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties |
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
Hamas visits Moscow |
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close US consulate in St. Petersburg |
|
| Mar.26 |
Washington |
Trump expelling 60 Russian diplomats in wake of UK nerve agent attack The United States, European Union countries, Canada and Ukraine expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats on Monday
| 2017 |
|
| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Putin orders 755 US diplomatic staff to leave |
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.29 |
Washington |
Obama expels 35 Russian diplomats in retaliation for hacking
|
| Dec.19 |
Turkey |
Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara
| 2013 |
|
| May.14 |
Moscow |
Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat |
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.16 |
London |
UK expels four Russian diplomats |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Dec.20 |
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Khodorkovsky leaves Russian prison after Putin signs pardon |
|
| Jul.17 |
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Protest leader Alexei Navalny convicted |
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism |
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty
| 2005 |
|
| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years |
| 1861 |
|
| Mar. 3, 1861 |
St. Petersburg |
Emancipation Edict liberates Russian serfs The first and most important of liberal reforms effected during the reign (1855-1881) of Emperor Alexander II of Russia
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
Obama vows action against Russia over election hacks
| 2015 |
|
| Apr.13 |
Washington |
US concern as Russia lifts ban on Iran arms delivery |
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.12 |
Washington |
Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia |
|
| Apr.28 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
US sanctions target key Putin aides |
|
| Apr.26 |
Washington |
G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia |
|
| Mar.17 |
European Union |
EU and US impose Crimea sanctions
| 2008 |
|
| Jul.11 |
UN Security Council |
Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe |
| 1948 |
|
| Jun. 24, 1948 |
Berlin |
Russian blockade of Berlin began The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Trump attorney general Jeff Sessions met Russian ambassador
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
Ukraine crisis: Leaders upbeat after Moscow talks |
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.19 |
Belarus |
Ukraine deal with pro-Russian rebels at Minsk talks |
|
| Mar.30 |
Paris |
US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis |
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks |
| 1945 |
|
| Aug. 2, 1945 |
Eastern Germany |
Potsdam Conference ended Map of Cecilienhof Palace Potsdam Germany The three power, Stalin, Churchill, and, later Attlee, Truman gathered to decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany
|
|
| 1918 |
|
| Jul. 12, 1918 |
Ural |
Tsar Nicholas murdered by Bolsheviks Nicholas II was executed together with his family. This led to the canonisation of Nicholas II, his wife the Empress Alexandra and their chi...
| 1883 |
|
| May. 2, 1729 |
Poland |
Catherine the Great born
|
| Oct. 22, 1721 |
St. Petersburg |
Peter I proclaimed Emperor of all the Russias On 22 October 1721, soon after peace was made with Sweden, he was officially proclaimed Emperor of All Russia
| 1878 |
|
| Jun. 9, 1672 |
Moscow |
Peter the Great born He expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire and led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval systems
| 1865 |
|
| Jan. 16, 1547 |
Moscow |
First Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, crowned |
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Mar.15 |
Washington |
In joint statement, world leaders agree Russia behind nerve agent attack Trump, Macron, Merkel and May said they 'abhor' the attack against Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on March 4
| 2017 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Washington |
Trump-Russia: Michael Flynn admits lying to FBI |
|
| Oct.30 |
Washington |
Trump adviser George Papadopoulos lied about Russian links |
|
| Jul.10 |
Washington |
Email 'linked Kremlin to Trump son meeting'
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Moscow |
Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead An unidentified attacker in a car shot former Deputy Prime Minister four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
Putin backs Medvedev as successor |
| 1870 |
|
| Apr. 9, 1870 |
Volga Region |
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin born A Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as head of government of the Russia
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
Navalny detained on day of protests |
| 2015 |
|
| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Nemtsov murder: Tens of thousands march in Moscow |
| 2014 |
|
| May.2 |
Ukraine |
Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire
|
| May.1 |
Donbass |
Pro-Russian group seizes Donetsk office |
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| Apr.6 |
Donbass |
Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk Map of Donetsk Ukraine| Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk | |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
Russian protests biggest in years |
| 1905 |
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| Jan. 22, 1905 |
St. Petersburg |
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg Unarmed demonstrators led by Father Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace
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| 2010 |
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
Russian fires prompt state of emergency| Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country. 700 fires are burning, covering about 450 square miles.
Most of the fires were started accidentally b... | |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.23 |
London |
Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies |
| 2010 |
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Polish president died in plane crash Map of Smolensk Russia| Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors. Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief ... | |
| 2007 |
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
| 1982 |
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| Nov. 10, 1982 |
Moscow |
Death of Leonid Brezhnev Map of Mozhaysky District Moscow Oblast Russia He died aged 76 after suffering a heart attack following years of serious ailments. His death was officially acknowledged on 11 November
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| Mar. 5, 1953 |
Moscow |
Death of Joseph Stalin Map of Kuntsevo Dacha Kuntsevo District Moscow Russia Stalin (18 December 1878[1] –5 March 1953, birth surname: Dzhugashvili) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death
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| Mar.6 |
Crimea |
Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Russia approves troops for Ukraine |
| 2008 |
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| Nov.21 |
Moscow |
Russia extends presidential term |
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