2021 in Russia explained

Events in the year 2021 in the Russian Federation.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Russia	Vladimir Putin
	Prime Minister of Russia	Mikhail Mishustin

Events

Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Russia

No date announced

• The construction Murmansk Commercial Sea Port is planned to be completed.^[1]
• The launch of mass production of the Russian medium-haul passenger airliner MC-21 is planned.^[2]
• Commissioning of the 2nd power unit at Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant-2 with a VVER-1200 reactor.^[3]

January - March

• 9 January – Norilsk avalanche: three dead, one in serious condition, and six missing in an avalanche in Norilsk which buried houses. An event like this has never happened in Norilsk, despite avalanches being common in the region, this was the first event of such magnitude in terms of fatalities and missing persons.^[4]
• 11 January – In Moscow, four soldiers are killed after a truck crashes into the convoy of buses they are in. 40 other soldiers were reported to be injured.^[5]
• 12 January – : eight people die in an apartment fire in Yekaterinburg. It is reported that the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning, rather than the flames. It is reported that among the eight fatalities, there was a child^[6] The cause of the fire is under investigation, and it is thought that the fire was accidental.^[7]
• 23 January – Protests against the arrest of Alexei Navalny begin throughout Russia.^[8]
• 22 February – In ice hockey, New York Rangers winger and Kremlin critic Artemi Panarin takes a personal leave of absence after the Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda publishes a story in which former Kontinental Hockey League coach Andrei Nazarov accuses him of sexually assaulting a 18-year old Latvian woman in Riga.^[9]

April - June

• 8 April – Secretary of Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev denies reports of Russia's plans to intervene in Ukraine following reports of Russian troops amassing near the Russo-Ukrainian border.^[10]
• 11 May – Nine people are killed and 23 are injured following a mass shooting at a school in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan .
• 29 May – Moscow Vostochny railway station is opened in Moscow and is the first new railway station to be built in the Russian capital since 1902.^[11]
• 3—6 June – XXIV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum takes place.^[12]
• 11 June — 11 July – UEFA Euro 2020.^[13] Gazprom Arena hosts some of the games.

July–September

• 6 July – An Antonov An-26 carrying 28 passengers and crews slams into a steep cliff while on approach to Palana. All 28 people on board are killed in the crash, including Olga Mokhireva, the mayor of Palana.^[14]
• 6—8 July – At least eight people are killed by floods caused by heavy rains in Krasnodar Krai.^[15]
• 16 July – An Antonov An-28 operating as SiLA Airlines Flight 42 crash lands into a swamp in Tomsk Oblast following an engine failure mid-flight. Two injuries are reported in the incident.
• 2 August – A tornado kills three people in Andreapol (Tver Oblast).^[16]
• 12 August
  • A helicopter carrying 16 people, most of whom are tourists, crashes into a lake in Kamchatka. At least eight are rescued and eight others are feared dead.^[17]
  • Russian authorities detains the head of Hypersonic System Research Institute Alexander Kuranov for suspected treason.^[18]

Two people die and 24 are injured after a PAZ-4234 explodes in Voronezh. The causes are unknown.

• 12 September – A Let-410 operating as Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes in Irkutsk Oblast. 4 people are killed.
• 20 September – Six people are killed and 47 others injured in a mass shooting at Perm State University in Perm, Russia.
• 26 September – The 2021 Russian Grand Prix was held in the Sochi Autodrom. Lewis Hamilton achieved first place, ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.

October to December

• 10 October – 2021 Menzelinsk parachute Let L-410UVP-E crash. 16 of the 22 people on board were killed.
• 15 October–14 November – 2021 Russian Census
• 25 November – 51 people killed in the Listvyazhnaya mine disaster.^[19]
• 7 December – Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 people and injures 4.^[20]
• 13 December - Russia's domestic intelligence service said it had arrested 106 supporters of what it called a Ukrainian neo-Nazi youth group planning attacks and mass murders. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the "Maniacs Cult of Murder" group had been set up by a Ukrainian under the patronage of Ukraine's intelligence services. The FSB, in its statement, said it had made detentions in 37 of Russia's more than 80 regions and that two of the detainees had planned to attack educational institutions.^[21]

Deaths

January

• 14 January – Boris Grachevsky, film director (b. 1949)
• 28 January – Vasily Lanovoy, actor (b. 1934)

February

See main article: Deaths in February 2021.

• 13 February – Yury Vlasov, weightlifter (b. 1935)
• 18 February – Andrey Myagkov, actor (b. 1938)

March

See main article: Deaths in March 2021.

• 1 March – Mikhail Studenetsky, 86, Russian basketball player, Olympic silver medallist (1956), COVID-19.^[22]
• 3 March –
  • Andrei Polyakov, 70, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Tunisia (2006–2011) and Rwanda (2013–2017).^[23]
  • Yuri Rozanov, 59, Russian sportscaster (NTV Plus, Match TV).^[24]

April

See main article: Deaths in April 2021.

• 2 April – Valentin Afonin, 81, Russian footballer (SKA Rostov-on-Don, CSKA Moscow).^[25]
• 3 April – Yevgeniy Zagorulko, 78, Russian high jump coach, complications from COVID-19.^[26]
• 5 April – Vladimir Gendlin, 84, Russian television journalist and sports commentator (NTV, NTV Plus, Channel One), complications from COVID-19.^[27]

May

See main article: Deaths in May 2021.

• 7 May – Yegor Ligachyov, Soviet politician (b. 1920)

June

See main article: Deaths in June 2021.

• 20 June – Anatoly Lysenko, television figure, journalist and producer (b. 1937)

July

See main article: Deaths in July 2021.

• 5 July – Vladimir Menshov, actor (b. 1939)

August

See main article: Deaths in August 2021.

• 9 August – Sergey Kovalyov, human rights activist (b. 1930)
• 18 August – Evgeny Sveshnikov, Russian chess player and writer (b. 1950)^[28]

September

See main article: Deaths in September 2021.

• 8 September – Yevgeny Zinichev (b. 1966) and Aleksandr Melnik (b. 1958)^[29]

October

See main article: Deaths in October 2021.

• 12 October – Vladimir Markin, journalist (b. 1956)
• 19 October – Tamara Gudima, politician, member of State Duma (1993–2000) (b. 1936).^[30]
• 30 October – Igor Kirillov, Soviet TV anchor (b. 1932)

November

See main article: Deaths in November 2021.

• 12 November – Yevgeniy Chazov, physician (b. 1929)
• 21 November
  • Marietta Chudakova, literary critic (b. 1937)
  • Nina Ruslanova, actress (b. 1945)
• 28 November – Alexander Gradsky, singer (b. 1949)

December

See main article: Deaths in December 2021.

• 1 December – Nikolai Paltsev, 72, Russian politician, mayor of Stavropol (2008–2011).^[31]
• 3 December – Nina Urgant, 92, Russian actress (Tamer of Tigers, Belorussian Station, Bonus).^[32]
• 4 December – Boris Misnik, 83, Russian politician, deputy (1995–2000).^[33]

Notes and References

1. http://www.newchemistry.ru/letter.php?n_id=8385 About the construction of the Murmansk port
2. Web site: Начало серийного производства лайнера МС-21 сдвинули на 2020 год. 2021-02-01. lenta.ru.
3. Web site: Market Council agreed to postpone the industrial commissioning of a number of nuclear units for a year or two. www.rosatom.ru.
4. Web site: A teenager fights for life after being pulled from under 3m avalanche which killed his family. 2021-01-12. siberiantimes.com.
5. Web site: 4 Russian soldiers die, over 40 injured in road crash. 2021-01-12. ABC News. en.
6. News: Eight Dead In Apartment Fire In Russian City Of Yekaterinburg. 2021-01-12. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 12 January 2021 . en.
7. Web site: Женщина, писавшая в Twitter о пожаре в Екатеринбурге, не могла дозвониться в МЧС. 2021-01-12. www.znak.com. 2021-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112105215/https://www.znak.com/2021-01-12/zhenchina_pisavshaya_v_twitter_o_pozhare_v_ekaterinburge_ne_mogla_dozvonitsya_v_mchs. dead.
8. News: Zverev . Anton . 23 January 2021 . Police round up more than 350 at Russia protests backing jailed Kremlin foe Navalny . Reuters . 23 January 2021.
9. Web site: Kremlin-Critical NHL Star Takes Leave over Assault Allegations . 23 February 2021 .
10. News: Russia Says 'No Plans' to Intervene in Ukraine as Troops Mass. Bloomberg.com . 7 April 2021 . Bloomberg. 13 August 2021.
11. Web site: В Москве открылся Восточный вокзал. 2021-08-26. Российская газета. 29 May 2021 . ru.
12. Web site: Определены даты проведения ПМЭФ-2020. forumspb.com. 2019-12-24.
13. http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/national_teams/spbnews_NI318616_Evro-2020-mozhet-proyti-v-13-gorodah-po-vsey-Evro Евро-2020 может пройти в 13 городах по всей Европе
14. Web site: No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say. Reuters. 6 July 2021. 6 July 2021.
15. Web site: 2021-07-08. Floods Kill 8 in Southern Russia Resorts. 2021-08-26. The Moscow Times. en.
16. Web site: Movileanu. Arian. Dresch. Matthew. 2021-08-04. Deadly tornado spins across town at 60mph destroying 1,500 homes and killing 3. 2021-08-26. mirror. en.
17. News: Eight feared dead in helicopter crash in Russia's Far East. 12 August 2021 . Reuters. 13 August 2021.
18. Web site: Russia detains head of hypersonic research facility in treason case. The Guardian. 12 August 2021 . 13 August 2021.
19. News: 2021-11-25. Death toll soars to 52 in Russian coal mine accident - reports. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-11-26.
20. Web site: AFP. Ola Cichowlas for. 2021-12-07. Gunman Kills 2 in Shooting at Moscow Government Building. 2021-12-12. The Moscow Times. en.
21. News: Ukraine accuses Russia of information warfare after 'neo-Nazi' arrests. Natalia. Zinets. Reuters . Dec 13, 2021. www.reuters.com.
22. https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Basketbol/national_teams/spbnews_NI1320023_Umer_serebranyj_prizer_Olimpiady_1956_Mihail_Studeneckij Умер серебряный призер Олимпиады-1956 Михаил Студенецкий
23. Web site: О кончине А.В.Полякова - Некрологи (Памяти коллег) - Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации. May 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527033646/https://www.mid.ru/nekrologi-pamati-kolleg-/-/asset_publisher/HW2jDIIpraHT/content/id/4606499 . 2021-05-27 .
24. Web site: Умер Юрий Розанов. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923200735/https://football.ua/countrieselse/445464-umer-jurijj-rozanov.html. dead. September 23, 2022. football.ua.
25. https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Russia/premier_league/spbnews_NI1334173_Byvshij_igrok_CSKA_Afonin_skonchalsa_vozraste_81_goda Бывший игрок ЦСКА Афонин скончался возрасте 81 года
26. https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/light_attletics/spbnews_NI1334484_Ushel_iz_zhizni_zasluzhennyj_trener_Rossii_po_legkoj_atletike_Jevgenij_Zagorulko Ушел из жизни заслуженный тренер России по легкой атлетике Евгений Загорулько
27. https://rsport.ria.ru/20210405/gendlin-1604328218.html Умер спортивный комментатор Владимир Гендлин
28. News: Ушел из жизни Евгений Эллинович Свешников (1950-2021). Федерация Шахмат России.
29. News: 2021-09-08. Russian emergencies minister Zinichev dies on Arctic drill. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-11-26.
30. News: 19 October 2021. Ушла из жизни Тамара Михайловна Гудима. Russian. Pravda Severa. Arkhangelsk. 25 October 2021.
31. Web site: Ушёл из жизни бывший мэр Ставрополя Николай Пальцев. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923203109/http://www.stav-reporter.ru/novosti/ushyol-iz-zhizni-byivshij-mer-stavropolya-nikolaj-palczev. dead. September 23, 2022. www.stav-reporter.ru.
32. Web site: Умерла актриса Нина Ургант. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923201605/https://www.rbc.ru/society/03/12/2021/61aa0ccc9a7947d12d09e95e. dead. September 23, 2022. РБК.
33. https://ria.ru/20211204/misnik-1762208852.html Умер экс-депутат Госдумы Борис Мисник