The Russian apartment bombings were a series of explosions that hit four apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999, killing more than 300, injuring more than 800, and spreading a wave of fear across the country. The bombings, together with the Dagestan War, led the country into the Second Chechen War. Vladimir Putin’s handling of the crisis boosted his popularity and helped him attain the presidency within a few months.
Kotelniki is a town of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 22 kilometers (14 mi) southeast of the center of Moscow. Population: 32,338 (2010 Census); 17,747 (2002 Census); 17,456 (1989 Census).
Terrorism in Russia has a long history starting from the time of the Russian Empire. Terrorism, in the modern sense, means violence against civilians to achieve political or ideological objectives by creating extreme fear. Terrorism was an important tool used by Marxist revolutionaries in the early 20th century to disrupt the social, political, and economic system and enable rebels to bring down the Tzarist government. Terrorist tactics, such as hostage-taking, were widely used by the Soviet secret agencies, most notably during the Red Terror and Great Terror campaigns, against the population of their own country, according to Karl Kautsky and other historians of Bolshevism.
The 2010 Moscow Metro bombings were suicide bombings carried out by two islamic women terrorist during the morning rush hour of March 29, 2010, at two stations of the Moscow Metro, with roughly 40 minutes interval between. At least 40 people were killed, and over 100 injured.
Pavel Vitalyevich Dmitrichenko is a Russian ballet dancer and formerly a principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre.
In December 2013, two separate suicide bombings a day apart targeted mass transportation in the city of Volgograd, in the Volgograd Oblast of Southern Russia, killing 34 people overall, including both perpetrators. The attacks followed a bus bombing carried out in the same city two months earlier.
This is a timeline of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest that has erupted in Ukraine, in the aftermath of the Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement.
Igor Ivanovich Strelkov, born Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin, born on 17 December 1970 is a Russian army artillery veteran who played a key role in the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, and later the War in Donbass as an organizer of the Donetsk People's Republic's militant groups. Strelkov, a self-described Russian nationalist, was charged by Ukrainian authorities with terrorism. He is currently sanctioned by the European Union for his leading role in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities have called him a retired colonel of the GRU.
Mikhail Dmitrievich Balakin is a Russian billionaire, chairman of the SU-155 group of companies and Moscow politician, member of the Moscow City Duma from 38th constituency.
The "GTA Gang" is the nickname given to a violent gang of murderers and terrorists located near Moscow, Russia that robbed and murdered occupants of automobiles traveling on the Federal Automobile Road M-4 after stopping them using homemade caltrops. The Russian media dubbed them the "GTA gang" because of the similarity between their violent robberies and the actions of characters in the Grand Theft Auto video game series.
The 2018 Moscow mayoral election was held on 9 September 2018, on common election day. To be elected, a candidate must get more than 50% of votes. If no one achieves 50%, a runoff will be held 14 days later. Only the two most successful candidates from the first round participate in the second round.
On 13–14 December 2017, Russian security authorities arrested seven members of an ISIL terrorist cell during a police operation in St. Petersburg. The suspects were alleged to have plotted suicide bombings in St. Petersburg on the weekend of 16–17 December 2017, with the Kazan Cathedral among the targets. Both the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) were involved in the operation.
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 was a domestic passenger flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Orsk Airport in Russia. On 11 February 2018, the aircraft serving the flight, an Antonov An-148-100B, crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 71 people on board — 65 passengers and six crew members.
Dmitry Medvedev's Second Cabinet is the current composition of the Russian government under the leadership of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The cabinet was approved on 18 May 2018.
The Russian Liberation Movement Russian SERB is a nationalist political group operating in Russia and Ukraine.
Election to the 7th convocation of the Moscow City Duma will take place on the United Voting Day on September 8, 2019. The elections are to be held in first-past-the-post system: 45 deputies to be elected in 45 single-member constituencies. The term of the new Duma will be five years.
