2012 in Russia explained

Events from the year 2012 in the Russia

Incumbents

• President of Russia – Dmitry Medvedev (United Russia) (until 7 May), Vladimir Putin (United Russia) (from 7 May)
• Prime Minister of Russia – Vladimir Putin (United Russia) (until 7 May), Viktor Zubkov (7-8 May, acting), Dmitry Medvedev (United Russia) (from 8 May)

Events

January

• January 5 – Russia loses to Sweden 1–0 in overtime in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.^[1]
• January 9 – Insurgency in the North Caucasus: Clashes occur between the Russian forces and Islamist militants in the Vedensky District, Chechnya, with reportedly 8 killed and 16 wounded.^[2]
• January 15 – Russia's unmanned Fobos-Grunt space probe re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after a failed mission to the Martian moon Phobos. The 13-ton spacecraft disintegrates over the southern Pacific Ocean at approximately 16:45 UTC. China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo-1, which was launched together with Fobos-Grunt, is also destroyed.^{[3] [4]}
• January 27 – Insurgency in the North Caucasus: 13 people are killed in three separate clashes between the Russian forces and Islamist militants in the Russian republics of Ingushetia, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkariya.^[5]

February

• February 13–17 – 2012 Nozhay-Yurtovsky District clashes.

March

• March 4 – The 2012 Presidential election is held.

May

• May 7 – Putin was inaugurated as President
• May 8 – Medvedev appointed as Prime Minister and later he became leader of the United Russia Party
• May 21 – new cabinet was formed.

June

• June 3–4 – The European Union-Russia Summit in Saint Petersburg.

July

• July – The Russian foreign agent law bill is introduced by legislators from the governing United Russia party.
• July 20 – The Russian foreign agent law is signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The law requires non-profit organizations that receive foreign donations and engage in "political activity" to register and declare themselves as foreign agents
• Stavropol region has a ban on hijabs in schools. the first of its kind imposed by a region in the Russian federation. The ruling was upheld by Russia's Supreme Court in July 2013.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notable deaths

January

See main article: Deaths in January 2012.

• January 2 – Anatoly Kolesov, 73, wrestler, Olympic gold medalist (1964), after long illness. (born 1938)^[9]
• January 2 – Ivan Călin, 76, Moldovan politician, Acting President of the Moldovan Parliament (2009).^[10]
• January 3 – Stepan Oshchepkov, 77, canoeist, Olympic gold medalist (1964). (born 1934)^[11]
• January 5 – Alexander Sizonenko, 52, Russian basketball player, world's tallest person (1991).^[12]
• January 8 – Dmitry Machinsky, 74, Russian archaeologist.^[13]
• January 9 – Pyotr Vasilevsky, 55, Belarusian football player and coach.^[14]
• January 14 – Zelemkhan Zangiyev, 37, Russian footballer.^[15]
• January 15 – Eduard Ivanov, 73, Soviet ice hockey player, World and Olympic champion.^[16]
• January 16 – Valentin Rusantsov, 72, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (1996–2012).^[17]
• January 25 – Alexander Zhitinsky, 71, Russian writer.^[18]
• January 27 – Dzhamaleim Mutaliyev, 35, Russian rebel leader, shot.

February

See main article: Deaths in February 2012.

• February 6 – Vitaly Gorelik, 44, Russian mountaineer, heart attack.^[19]
• February 11 – Sergey Kolosov, 90, Russian film director, People's Artist of the USSR.^[20]
• February 17 – Tatyana Golikova, 66, Russian ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet).^[21]
• February 20 –
  • Asar Eppel, 77, Russian translator, stroke.^[22]
  • Vitaly Vorotnikov, 86, Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (1988–1990).^[23]
• February 22 – Lyudmila Kasatkina, 86, Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR.^[24]

March

See main article: Deaths in March 2012.

• March 21 – Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician.^[25]
• March 27 – Anatoly Kikin, Soviet and Russian footballer and coach.^[26]
• March 27 – Alim Zankishiev, Russian insurgent, leader in the Caucasus Emirate.^[27]
• March 28 – Eduard Steinberg, 76, Russian painter.^[28]
• March 28 – Sergey Solnechnikov, Russian military officer.^[29]
• March 30 – Viktor Kosichkin, Russian Olympic speed skating gold and silver medalist.
• March 30 – Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB interim Chairman.^[30]

June

See main article: Deaths in June 2012.

• June 4 – Eduard Khil, 77, Russian baritone singer.^[31]

See also

• List of Russian films of 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5 Jan 2012 . Game Summary . IIHF.
2. Web site: Eight killed in clash in Russia's Chechnya Russia RIA Novosti . 9 January 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2012-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121111905/http://en.ria.ru/russia/20120109/170680970.html . live .
3. News: BBC News – Phobos-Grunt: Failed probe 'falls over Pacific' . BBC News . 14 January 2012 . 2018-06-20 . 2018-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180517231321/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16491457 . live .
4. Web site: Phobos Grunt Re Entry Information – SPACEFLIGHT101 . 2012-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226110615/http://www.spaceflight101.com/phobos-grunt-re-entry-information.html . 2012-02-26 . dead.
5. Web site: The Associated Press: 13 killed in clashes in Russia's volatile Caucasus.
6. News: Local Russian Hijab Ban Puts Muslims in a Squeeze . The New York Times . 19 March 2013 . Barry . Ellen .
7. News: The Islamic veil across Europe . BBC News . 31 May 2018 .
8. Web site: Supreme Court confirmation: Prohibited to wear hijab in Russian high schools .
9. Web site: Умер олимпийский чемпион по классической борьбе Анатолий Колесов — Газета.Ru Спорт . 2012-01-04 . 2017-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827211156/https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2012/01/kz_3955169.shtml . live .
10. Web site: MOLDNEWS В Кишиневе скончался экс-депутат, член ЦК ПКРМ Иван Калин . 2012-02-26 . 2012-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426090242/http://moldnews.md/rus/news/43809 . live .
11. Web site: Новости@Mail.Ru: Страница не найдена. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612165617/http://news.mail.ru/inregions/fareast/25/7746921/. dead. June 12, 2012.
12. Web site: В Петербурге умер самый большой человек России баскетболист Александр Сизоненко // KP.RU . 5 January 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2012-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315095115/http://spb.kp.ru/online/news/1054534/ . live .
13. Web site: Умер Дмитрий Алексеевич Мачинский — Когита!ру . 2012-02-26 . 2012-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204210731/http://cogita.ru/news/hronika/umer-dmitrii-alekseevich-machinskii . live .
14. Web site: Умер Петр Василевский футболист "золотого состава" минского "Динамо" » UDF.BY Новости Беларуси . 2012-02-26 . 2012-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120123141335/http://udf.by/news/sport/53396-umer-petr-vasilevskiy-futbolist-zolotogo-sostava-minskogo-dinamo.html . live .
15. Web site: В Северной Осетии умер знаменитый футболист "Ангушта" // KP.RU . 16 January 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2016-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203020358/http://www.stav.kp.ru/online/news/1060487 . live .
16. Web site: Умер советский олимпийский чемпион по хоккею — Рамблер-Новости . 2012-02-26 . 2016-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203020359/http://news.rambler.ru/12451431/ . live .
17. Web site: Портал-Credo.Ru – Repose of Metropolitan Valentine, First Hiearch of ROAC . 2012-02-26 . 2012-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223004157/http://www.portal-credo.ru/site/?act=english&id=422 . live .
18. Web site: Lenta.ru: О высоком: Умер писатель Александр Житинский . 2012-02-26 . 2012-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127050451/http://www.lenta.ru/news/2012/01/25/zhitinsky/ . live .
19. Web site: Russians Abandon K2 Winter Attempt After Team Member Dies . 6 February 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2012-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312000219/http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-7529-russians-abandon-k2-winter-attempt-after-team-member-dies.html . live .
20. Web site: На 91-м году жизни скончался режиссер Сергей Колосов – Новости – Интерфакс . 2012-02-26 . 2012-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211151106/http://interfax.ru/news.asp?id=230555 . live .
21. Web site: Ъ-Online – В Москве скончалась выдающаяся балерина Татьяна Голикова . 17 February 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2012-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217222505/http://kommersant.ru/doc/1876607 . live .
22. Web site: Ъ-Газета – Человек своего слова . 21 February 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2012-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226035318/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1877579 . live .
23. Web site: Vitali Vorotnikov, Former Soviet Ambassador to Cuba, Dies . 2012-02-26 . 2020-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128102239/http://www.radiorebelde.cu/english/news/vitali-vorotnikov-former-soviet-ambassador-to-cuba-dies-20120221/ . live .
24. Web site: Ъ-Online – Умерла Людмила Касаткина . 22 February 2012 . 2012-02-26 . 2012-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226040741/http://kommersant.ru/doc/1878861 . live .
25. Web site: 21 March 2012 . Умерла разоблачительница Путина Марина Салье . Lenta.ru.
26. Web site: Кикин Анатолий Михайлович . footballfacts.ru.
27. Web site: Kabardino-Balkaria Insurgency Commander Killed . RadioFreeEuropeRadioLibrary.
28. News: В Париже скончался русский художник Эдуард Штейнберг (Russian). РИА Новости. 2016-12-19.
29. Web site: Майор Сергей Солнечников. Биография . 1tvnet.ru.
30. News: Soviet ex-KGB chief Leonid Shebarshin 'kills himself' . BBC News . 30 March 2012 .
31. (Russian)