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2009 In Russia
Events from the year 2009 in the country of Russia. Incumbents *President: Dmitry Medvedev *Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin *Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov Events January *15 January - 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision February *15 February - New Star incident June *3 June - 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado *16 June - 1st BRIC summit *26 June-6 July - Caucasus 2009 July *6 July - The Obama–Medvedev Commission is announced. August *17 August ** 2009 Nazran bombing ** 2009 Sayano–Shushenskaya power station accident October *11 October - Moscow City Duma election, 2009 November *1 November - 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash *27 November - 2009 Nevsky Express bombing December *5 December - Lame Horse fire Deaths *20 October - Yuri Ryazanov, gymnast (b. 1987) See also * List of Russian films of 2009 A list of films produced in Russia in 2009 (see 2009 in film). 2009 See also * 2009 in Russia References External links Russian films of 2009at the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009
File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iranian presidential election protests, Protests erupt over the 2009 Iranian presidential election; US Airways Flight 1549 crash-lands in the Hudson River with no fatalities, with the event becoming known as the "Miracle on the Hudson"; The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson died in 2009; Bitcoin is initially launched by the pseudonymous name Satoshi Nakamoto; the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake strikes central Italy; The H1N1 virus was responsible for the 2009 swine flu pandemic., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Air France Flight 447 rect 200 0 400 200 first inauguration of Barack Obama rect 400 0 600 200 2009 Iranian presidential election protests rect 0 200 300 400 2009 swine flu pandemic rect 300 200 600 400 US Airways Flight 1549 rect 0 400 200 600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Sayano–Shushenskaya Power Station Accident
On 17 August 2009, a turbine at the hydroelectric power station of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam near Sayanogorsk in Russia failed catastrophically, flooding the turbine hall and killing 75 people. A section of the roof of the turbine hall collapsed; all but one of the ten turbines were damaged or destroyed. The entire plant output, totalling 6,400 megawatts (MW) – a significant portion of the supply to the local area – was lost, leading to widespread power outages. An official report on the accident was released in October 2009. Background The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is located on the Yenisey River in south-central Siberia, Russia, about south of Sayanogorsk, Khakassia. Before the accident, it was the largest hydroelectric power station in Russia and the sixth-largest in the world by average power generation. On 2 July 2009, RusHydro, the power station's operator, announced the station's all-time highest electricity output in 24 hours. Turbine 2 Turbines of the type u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Russia
Events from the year 2009 in the country of Russia. Incumbents *President: Dmitry Medvedev *Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin *Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov Events January *15 January - 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision February *15 February - New Star incident June *3 June - 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado *16 June - 1st BRIC summit *26 June-6 July - Caucasus 2009 July *6 July - The Obama–Medvedev Commission is announced. August *17 August ** 2009 Nazran bombing ** 2009 Sayano–Shushenskaya power station accident October *11 October - Moscow City Duma election, 2009 November *1 November - 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash *27 November - 2009 Nevsky Express bombing December *5 December - Lame Horse fire Deaths *20 October - Yuri Ryazanov, gymnast (b. 1987) See also * List of Russian films of 2009 A list of films produced in Russia in 2009 (see 2009 in film). 2009 See also * 2009 in Russia References External links Russian films of 2009at the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Russian Films Of 2009
A list of films produced in Russia in 2009 (see 2009 in film). 2009 See also * 2009 in Russia References External links Russian films of 2009at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Russian Films Of 2009 2009 Films Lists of 2009 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In The Soviet Union
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous speech, demanding that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 rect 400 0 600 200 King's Cross fire rect 0 200 300 400 Tear down this wall! rect 300 200 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Ryazanov
Yuri Sergeyevich Ryazanov (russian: Ю́рий Серге́евич Ряза́нов; 21 March 1987 – 20 October 2009) was a Russian artistic gymnast. He was the 2009 World All-Around bronze medalist, the 2009 Russian All-Around national champion, and the 2007 & 2009 European All-Around bronze medalist. He was a member of the Russian teams that won the gold medals at the 2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships and silver at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Ryazanov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing 17th in the All-Around qualification. Career Ryazanov became a member of the Russian senior national team in 2006. In 2006, he finished 5th on pommel horse and 8th on rings at the Shanghai World Cup in China and then placed 16th in the all around at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. In the team competition, he helped the Russian team to the silver medal. He won the bronze medal in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lame Horse Fire
The Lame Horse fire occurred on 5 December 2009, around 1 a.m. local time in the nightclub ''Khromaya Loshad'' (russian: «Хромая лошадь», "Lame Horse") at 9 Kuybyshev Street, Perm, Russia. The fire started when sparks from pyrotechnics ignited the low ceiling and its willow twig covering. The fire quickly spread to the walls and damaged the building's electrical wiring, causing the lights to fail. 156 people died as a result of the fire. According to initial reports, up to 160 more were injured in the fire; however, many of the wounded lost their lives in the following days in hospitals. The nightclub was in the middle of a celebration of its eighth anniversary at the time. A total of 282 people had reportedly been invited to the club's anniversary party. Fire Approximately 300 people were in the club for the club's anniversary celebration when the fire began. Ignition occurred when a performance artist threw cold-flame pyrotechnics into the air. Sparks from the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Nevsky Express Bombing
The 2009 Nevsky Express bombing occurred on 27 November 2009 when a bomb exploded under a high speed train travelling between the Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg causing derailment near the town of Bologoye, Tver Oblast (approximately from Moscow), on the Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway. The derailment occurred at 21:34 local time (18:34 UTC). Russian officials had stated that 39 people were killed and 95 injured but later retracted that estimate. 27 deaths had been reported by 2 December. A second bomb exploded at the scene of the investigation the following day, injuring one. It was reported to have been triggered by a remote mobile phone. The first respondents were residents of Lykoshino, a nearby village. A field hospital was set up to treat the wounded and at least 50 were hospitalised in Saint Petersburg. It is believed that, at the time of the derailment, the Nevsky Express was carrying 661 passengers in 13 carriages, of which the last four were th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 Crash
The 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash occurred on 1 November 2009, when an Ilyushin Il-76 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 crew on board. Chronology of events The jet, owned by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, took off, with eleven crewmembers on board, from Mirny Airport, where the onboard cargo had been unloaded. The aircraft was bound for the city of Irkutsk, when several minutes after liftoff it banked to the right, hit a slag heap from an old mine and crashed. It exploded on impact and caught fire, about from the airport in a deserted area. There are suggestions that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and deviated off its flight path. After the cargo was unloaded, the plane "took off but then deviated from the course and crashed away from the runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow City Duma Election, 2009
The elections for the 5th convocation of the Moscow City Duma took place on 11 October 2009. Out of the 35 deputies, 18 were elected through party lists using proportional representation, while the remaining 17 were elected from single-member constituencies. In order to secure seats in the City Duma through proportional representation, parties needed to surpass a 7% popular vote threshold. The term of office for the newly elected City Duma members is five years, which was extended from the previous four-year term. Background The Moscow City Duma elections were announced for 11 October, following an announcement made on 8 July 2009. On 4 August 2009, the Government of Moscow issued a Decree outlining the organizational and logistical aspects of the election. Valery Vinogradov Jurevichu, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow, was entrusted with leading this effort. Several parties participated in the elections, including United Russia, the Communist Party, Just Russia, Yabloko, the Libera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Nazran Bombing
The 2009 Nazran bombing occurred on 17 August 2009, in Nazran, the largest city of the Republic of Ingushetia in the Russian Federation. A suicide car bomber attacked police headquarters, and at least 25 people were killed and 164 injured. It was the most serious terrorist attack in Ingushetia in the early 21st century, where there had been social and political unrest related to independence movements. The militant Islamist Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the attack. Attack At 9:08 a.m.(MSK) on 17 August 2009, an unidentified militant drove a GAZelle truck into the gates of a police headquarters building in Nazran, Ingushetia's largest city. The attack occurred as police officers were lining up nearby for a morning briefing. Policemen fired at the car, but were unable to stop it. The blast, which reportedly had the force of 400 kg of dynamite, created a crater wide and deep, damaged the police headquarters building and nearby apartments. It also caused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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