20th Century In Russia

	20th Century In Russia Russia (officially the Russian Federation) became an independent state in the 20th century when it emerged as the successor of the Soviet Union in 1991. :1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 :2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ... See also * 21st century in Russia {{Russia-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Russian Federation 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]
picture info	20th Century The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts. These reshaped the political and social structure of the globe. The 20th century saw a massive transformation of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Global population, sea level rise, and ecological collapses increased while competition for land and dwindling resources accelerated deforestation, water depletion, and the mass extinction of many of the world's species and decline in the population of others. Global heating increased the risk of extreme weather conditions. Additional themes include intergovernmental organizations and cultural homogenization through developments in em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 In Russia The following lists events that happened during 1991 in the Soviet Union and Russia. The Soviet Union had a transitional government in 1991, during the fall of communism. Every republic in the union had growing nationalism until Christmas of 1991 when Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Soviet Union, abandoned the Union at the time of its dissolution. The dissolution created huge changes in politics and territorial claims. NATO scaled back its presence following the dissolution. Incumbents Union level President of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev (until 25 December) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev (until 24 August), Vladimir Ivashko (24–29 August) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet – Mikhail Gorbachev Vice President of the Soviet Union – Gennady Yanayev (until 4 September) Premier of the Soviet Union – * until 14 January – Nikolai Ryzhkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1992 In Russia Events from the year 1992 in Russia Incumbents * President of Russia – Boris Yeltsin (Democratic Party of Russia) * Vice President of Russia – Alexander Rutskoy ( Patriots of Russia) * Prime Minister of Russia – until 15 June: Boris Yeltsin (Democratic Party of Russia) 15 June–14 December: vacant ** starting 14 December: Viktor Chernomyrdin (Our Home – Russia) Events * January 2 - RTR channel began airing '' Santa Barbara'', which would become the longest-running foreign TV series on Russian television (although only episodes from 217th to 2,040th were aired). Sport Notable births in 1992 * January 1 - Daniil Apalkov, ice hockey player * January 2 - Anna Arina Marenko, tennis player * January 18 - Karen Akopyan, footballer * January 21 - Almaz Askarov, footballer * January 31 - Alexandr Loginov, biathlete * February 6 - Sean Babas, commercial, music video and motion picture film director * March 8 - Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, online prankster * April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 In Russia Events from the year 1993 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Vice President: Alexander Rutskoy (until 4 October) Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev Minister of Internal Affairs: Viktor Yerin Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation: Ruslan Khasbulatov (until October 4) Events January * January 25 - The Russian space station Mir boasts the first art exhibition in outer space. April * April 25 - 1993 Russian government referendum September * September 21-October 4 - 1993 Russian constitutional crisis December * December 12 - 1993 Russian constitutional referendum Births January 2 – Kirill Minov, ice dancer May 1 – Anastasia Belyakova, boxer Deaths March 25 – Mikhail Badyuk, World War II aviator (born 1920) References {{Year in Europe, 1993 1990s in Russia Years of the 20th century in Russia Russia Russia Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1994 In Russia Events from the year 1994 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev Events January 3 January – Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes, killing all 124 people on board. 12–15 January – United States – Russia mutual detargeting September 9 September – The Eurasian Patent Convention is signed. October 17–20 October 1994 – State visit by Elizabeth II to Russia November 26 November – Battle of Grozny (November 1994) December 5 December – The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances was signed in Budapest. It included security assurances against threats against the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. 12 December – Battle of Dolinskoye 28 December – Battle of Khankala Births 1 September – Margarita Gasparyan, tennis player Anna Smolina, tennis player * 30 September – Aliya Mustafina, artistic gymnast Deaths 26 August – Vladimir Buri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1995 In Russia Events from the year 1995 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev Events January 3 January – 1995 Shali cluster bomb attack 25 January – Norwegian rocket incident April 7–8 April – Samashki massacre May 27 May – The 7.0 Neftegorsk earthquake shakes northern Sakhalin Island in Russia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 1,989 people dead and 750 injured. Bert robbed a train with the Russian Mob June 14–19 June – Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis December 17 December – 1995 Russian legislative election Undated Pallada Asset Management company is founded. Births 16 February * Vladimir Fedoseev, chess grandmaster ** Sergei Prokofyev, footballer 12 May – Irina Khromacheva, tennis player 2 June – Aleksandr Sumin, footballer 27 October – Vladislav Sergeyevich Ozerov, footballer 29 November – Valery Kolegov, snowboarder 11 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996 In Russia Events from the year 1996 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev (until 17 July), Mikhail Kolesnikov (until 17 July), Igor Rodionov Events January 9–18 January – Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis April 16 April – Shatoy ambush June 16 June – The first round of the 1996 Russian presidential election is held. July 3 July – The second round of the 1996 Russian presidential election is held. August 6–20 August – Battle of Grozny (August 1996) 30 August – The Khasavyurt Accord is signed. November 11 November – Kotlyakovskoya Cemetery bombing December 24 December – The Bion No.11 spacecraft is launched. Births 16 March – Anna Ovcharova, Russian/Swiss figure skater 19 March – Feodosiy Efremenkov, figure skater 2 April – Polina Agafonova, figure skater 12 April – Elizaveta Kulichkova, tennis player 14 April – Tuyana Dashidorzhieva, archer 22 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 In Russia Events from the year 1997 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Igor Rodionov (until 22 May), Igor Sergeyev Events March 18 March - Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023 crashes killing 50 people. May 8 May - The 1997 Moscow memorandum is signed. 12 May - The Russia–Chechen Peace Treaty is signed. 28 May - The Partition Treaty on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet is signed September 17 September - Russia joins the Paris Club December 5 December - 1997 Kamchatka earthquake 6 December - 1997 Irkutsk Antonov An-124 crash 14 December - Moscow City Duma election, 1997 Births January 4 January - Andrei Mironov, retired defensive midfielder who last played for the Latvian club BFC Daugavpils. 13 January - Ivan Provorov, ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers 14 January - Tolmachevy Sisters, winners of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 31 January - Anato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 In Russia Events from the year 1998 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: until 23 March: Viktor Chernomyrdin 23 March-24 April: vacant 24 April-23 August: Yevgeny Primakov 23 August-11 September: vacant ** starting 11 September: Yevgeny Maximovich Primakov Minister of Defence: Igor Sergeyev Events March 18 March - Kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov August 17 August - 1998 Russian financial crisis October 3 October - 1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya Deaths 26 March - Nikolay Dubinin, biologist (b. 1907) 4 June - Lev Rokhlin, former army officer and Yeltsin critic, murdered (b. 1947) 8 June - Larisa Yudina, opposition journalist, assassinated (b. 1920) 23 August - Alexey Andreevich Anselm, physicist (b. 1934) 3 December - Albert Leman, composer (b. 1915) 23 December - Anatoly Rybakov, writer (b. 1911) References External links {{Year in Europe, 1998 1990s in Russia Years of the 20th century in Russia R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 In Russia Events from the year 1999 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin (until 31 December), Vladimir Putin Prime Minister: until 12 May: Yevgeny Maximovich Primakov 12 May-9 August: Sergei Stepashin ** starting 9 August: Vladimir Putin Minister of Defence: Igor Sergeyev Events March 19 March - 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing June June - Exercise Zapad-99 August August - Invasion of Dagestan September September - Russian apartment bombings October 7 October - Elistanzhi cluster bomb attack 21 October - Grozny ballistic missile attack 29 October - Baku–Rostov highway bombing December December - Alkhan-Yurt massacre 3 December - 1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting 19 December - 1999 Russian legislative election Undated Arbat-Opera, a chamber musical theatre–enterprise, is created in Moscow. Births 1 June - Dmitri Aliev, figure skater Deaths 12 June - Sergey Khlebnikov, Olympic speed skater (b. 1955) 3 July - Igor Belsky, ballet dancer (b. 1925) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	20th Century In Russia Russia (officially the Russian Federation) became an independent state in the 20th century when it emerged as the successor of the Soviet Union in 1991. :1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 :2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ... See also * 21st century in Russia {{Russia-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Russian Federation 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]
picture info	20th Century The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts. These reshaped the political and social structure of the globe. The 20th century saw a massive transformation of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Global population, sea level rise, and ecological collapses increased while competition for land and dwindling resources accelerated deforestation, water depletion, and the mass extinction of many of the world's species and decline in the population of others. Global heating increased the risk of extreme weather conditions. Additional themes include intergovernmental organizations and cultural homogenization through developments in em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1991 In Russia The following lists events that happened during 1991 in the Soviet Union and Russia. The Soviet Union had a transitional government in 1991, during the fall of communism. Every republic in the union had growing nationalism until Christmas of 1991 when Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Soviet Union, abandoned the Union at the time of its dissolution. The dissolution created huge changes in politics and territorial claims. NATO scaled back its presence following the dissolution. Incumbents Union level President of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev (until 25 December) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev (until 24 August), Vladimir Ivashko (24–29 August) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet – Mikhail Gorbachev Vice President of the Soviet Union – Gennady Yanayev (until 4 September) Premier of the Soviet Union – * until 14 January – Nikolai Ryzhkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1992 In Russia Events from the year 1992 in Russia Incumbents * President of Russia – Boris Yeltsin (Democratic Party of Russia) * Vice President of Russia – Alexander Rutskoy ( Patriots of Russia) * Prime Minister of Russia – until 15 June: Boris Yeltsin (Democratic Party of Russia) 15 June–14 December: vacant ** starting 14 December: Viktor Chernomyrdin (Our Home – Russia) Events * January 2 - RTR channel began airing '' Santa Barbara'', which would become the longest-running foreign TV series on Russian television (although only episodes from 217th to 2,040th were aired). Sport Notable births in 1992 * January 1 - Daniil Apalkov, ice hockey player * January 2 - Anna Arina Marenko, tennis player * January 18 - Karen Akopyan, footballer * January 21 - Almaz Askarov, footballer * January 31 - Alexandr Loginov, biathlete * February 6 - Sean Babas, commercial, music video and motion picture film director * March 8 - Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, online prankster * April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1993 In Russia Events from the year 1993 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Vice President: Alexander Rutskoy (until 4 October) Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev Minister of Internal Affairs: Viktor Yerin Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation: Ruslan Khasbulatov (until October 4) Events January * January 25 - The Russian space station Mir boasts the first art exhibition in outer space. April * April 25 - 1993 Russian government referendum September * September 21-October 4 - 1993 Russian constitutional crisis December * December 12 - 1993 Russian constitutional referendum Births January 2 – Kirill Minov, ice dancer May 1 – Anastasia Belyakova, boxer Deaths March 25 – Mikhail Badyuk, World War II aviator (born 1920) References {{Year in Europe, 1993 1990s in Russia Years of the 20th century in Russia Russia Russia Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1994 In Russia Events from the year 1994 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev Events January 3 January – Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes, killing all 124 people on board. 12–15 January – United States – Russia mutual detargeting September 9 September – The Eurasian Patent Convention is signed. October 17–20 October 1994 – State visit by Elizabeth II to Russia November 26 November – Battle of Grozny (November 1994) December 5 December – The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances was signed in Budapest. It included security assurances against threats against the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. 12 December – Battle of Dolinskoye 28 December – Battle of Khankala Births 1 September – Margarita Gasparyan, tennis player Anna Smolina, tennis player * 30 September – Aliya Mustafina, artistic gymnast Deaths 26 August – Vladimir Buri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1995 In Russia Events from the year 1995 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev Events January 3 January – 1995 Shali cluster bomb attack 25 January – Norwegian rocket incident April 7–8 April – Samashki massacre May 27 May – The 7.0 Neftegorsk earthquake shakes northern Sakhalin Island in Russia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 1,989 people dead and 750 injured. Bert robbed a train with the Russian Mob June 14–19 June – Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis December 17 December – 1995 Russian legislative election Undated Pallada Asset Management company is founded. Births 16 February * Vladimir Fedoseev, chess grandmaster ** Sergei Prokofyev, footballer 12 May – Irina Khromacheva, tennis player 2 June – Aleksandr Sumin, footballer 27 October – Vladislav Sergeyevich Ozerov, footballer 29 November – Valery Kolegov, snowboarder 11 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996 In Russia Events from the year 1996 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Pavel Grachev (until 17 July), Mikhail Kolesnikov (until 17 July), Igor Rodionov Events January 9–18 January – Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis April 16 April – Shatoy ambush June 16 June – The first round of the 1996 Russian presidential election is held. July 3 July – The second round of the 1996 Russian presidential election is held. August 6–20 August – Battle of Grozny (August 1996) 30 August – The Khasavyurt Accord is signed. November 11 November – Kotlyakovskoya Cemetery bombing December 24 December – The Bion No.11 spacecraft is launched. Births 16 March – Anna Ovcharova, Russian/Swiss figure skater 19 March – Feodosiy Efremenkov, figure skater 2 April – Polina Agafonova, figure skater 12 April – Elizaveta Kulichkova, tennis player 14 April – Tuyana Dashidorzhieva, archer 22 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 In Russia Events from the year 1997 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: Viktor Chernomyrdin Minister of Defence: Igor Rodionov (until 22 May), Igor Sergeyev Events March 18 March - Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023 crashes killing 50 people. May 8 May - The 1997 Moscow memorandum is signed. 12 May - The Russia–Chechen Peace Treaty is signed. 28 May - The Partition Treaty on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet is signed September 17 September - Russia joins the Paris Club December 5 December - 1997 Kamchatka earthquake 6 December - 1997 Irkutsk Antonov An-124 crash 14 December - Moscow City Duma election, 1997 Births January 4 January - Andrei Mironov, retired defensive midfielder who last played for the Latvian club BFC Daugavpils. 13 January - Ivan Provorov, ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers 14 January - Tolmachevy Sisters, winners of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 31 January - Anato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 In Russia Events from the year 1998 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister: until 23 March: Viktor Chernomyrdin 23 March-24 April: vacant 24 April-23 August: Yevgeny Primakov 23 August-11 September: vacant ** starting 11 September: Yevgeny Maximovich Primakov Minister of Defence: Igor Sergeyev Events March 18 March - Kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov August 17 August - 1998 Russian financial crisis October 3 October - 1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya Deaths 26 March - Nikolay Dubinin, biologist (b. 1907) 4 June - Lev Rokhlin, former army officer and Yeltsin critic, murdered (b. 1947) 8 June - Larisa Yudina, opposition journalist, assassinated (b. 1920) 23 August - Alexey Andreevich Anselm, physicist (b. 1934) 3 December - Albert Leman, composer (b. 1915) 23 December - Anatoly Rybakov, writer (b. 1911) References External links {{Year in Europe, 1998 1990s in Russia Years of the 20th century in Russia R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 In Russia Events from the year 1999 in Russia. Incumbents President: Boris Yeltsin (until 31 December), Vladimir Putin Prime Minister: until 12 May: Yevgeny Maximovich Primakov 12 May-9 August: Sergei Stepashin ** starting 9 August: Vladimir Putin Minister of Defence: Igor Sergeyev Events March 19 March - 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing June June - Exercise Zapad-99 August August - Invasion of Dagestan September September - Russian apartment bombings October 7 October - Elistanzhi cluster bomb attack 21 October - Grozny ballistic missile attack 29 October - Baku–Rostov highway bombing December December - Alkhan-Yurt massacre 3 December - 1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting 19 December - 1999 Russian legislative election Undated Arbat-Opera, a chamber musical theatre–enterprise, is created in Moscow. Births 1 June - Dmitri Aliev, figure skater Deaths 12 June - Sergey Khlebnikov, Olympic speed skater (b. 1955) 3 July - Igor Belsky, ballet dancer (b. 1925) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]