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1998 In Russia
Events from the year 1998 in Russia. Incumbents *President: Boris Yeltsin *Prime Minister of Russia, 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 Births *29 January - Mikhail Lysov, professional football player *2 February - Anton Antonov, football player *17 February - Morgenshtern, rapper, singer, record producer, and songwriter *5 March - Vladislav Artemiev, chess player *12 March - Mikhail Maltsev, professional ice hockey forward *26 March - Georgi Makhatadze, football player *10 April - Anna Pogorilaya, figure skater *11 April - Vera Biryukova, group rhythmic gymnast *2 May - Vasilisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Biryukova
Vera Leonidovna Biryukova (; born 11 April 1998) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast who was the 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion. Career Biryukova was born in Omsk. She began gymnastics at five years old under the encouragement of her mother, Vera Shtelbaums. Her first coach was Natalia Glemba. Biryukova was briefly included as part of Russia's group, but was later relegated to the reserve team. In 2016 Biryukova returned as a member of the Russian national group, replacing Ksenia Poliakova. She competed with the Russian group at the 2016 World Cup series in Kazan and Baku. On August 19–21, Biryukova was a member of the gold-winning Russian group (with Anastasia Maksimova, Maria Tolkacheva, Anastasia Bliznyuk, Anastasiia Tatareva) that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Awards * Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2016). * Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lada Akimova
Lada Akimova (; born 29 October 1998) is a Russian model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Fire in 2017 and Miss Supertalent 2019 on May 10, 2019, in Seoul, South Korea. She is the first Miss Supertalent winner from Russia. Pageantry Miss Earth 2017 On November 4, 2017. Akimova ended up as Miss Earth - Fire 2017 which unofficially equivalent to third runner-up. Miss Supertalent 2019 In May 2019, she traveled to Seoul, South Korea, to represent her country as " Miss Russia" at the Miss Supertalent The Miss Supertalent of the World was founded in 2011 with a single idea that the world prove the evolution of modern-day fashion marketing, now a global leader in fashion, beauty and talent, operating in more than 80 countries. It has been hel ... 2019 and won the title of Miss Supertalent 2019 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akimova, Lada 1998 births Russian beauty pageant winners Russian female models Russian women singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kharenkova
Maria Aleksandrovna Kharenkova (; born 29 October 1998) is a retired Russian-Georgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 European champion on the balance beam. Gymnastics career 2011 In April, Kharenkova competed at the Russian Championships in Penza, Russia in the CMS division. She placed sixth in the all-around competition with a total score of 106.000. In event finals, she placed fifth on uneven bars and took gold on floor. 2012 In March, Kharenkova competed at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, United States. She placed 4th in the all-around competition with a score of 52.950. In event finals, she placed fourth on vault scoring 13.550 and third both on balance beam scoring 14.025 and on floor scoring 13.950. Later that month Kharenkova competed at City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She helped the Russian team finish in third place and individually she placed third with an all-around score of 55.650. In event finals, she placed first on floor with a scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ivanchenko
Ivan Dmitriyevich Ivanchenko (; born 7 September 1998) is a Russian football player who plays as a midfielder. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Lada-Togliatti on 3 September 2015 in a game against FC Volga Ulyanovsk. He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 26 November 2017 in a game against FC Rostov FC Rostov () is a Russian professionalism in association football, professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club competes in the Russian Premier League, playing their home matches at the Rostov Arena. History Soviet era (1930-199 .... Career statistics Club References 1998 births Footballers from Perm, Russia Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Lada-Tolyatti players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players FC Rodina Moscow players FC Amkar Perm players FC Armavir players FC Zvezda Perm players Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Ustinova
Daria Konstantinovna Ustinova (; born 29 August 1998) is a Russian backstroke swimmer. She is a former Junior World record holder in women's 200 m backstroke. Career At the 2013 European Junior Championships Ustinova won 5 golds (100 m backstroke, 4 × 100 m mixed medley, 4 × 100 m medley, 50 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m freestyle). At the 2013 World Junior Championships she won gold in 4 × 100 m medley, 100 m backstroke, 4x100 mixed medley, silver in 50 m backstroke and bronze in 200 m backstroke. Ustinova (together with Svetlana Chimrova, Rozaliya Nasretdinova and Yuliya Yefimova) won gold in 4x50 m medley at the 2013 European Short Course Championships but was later disqualified due to Yefimova's positive test for DHEA, a prescription steroid banned in professional sports. Ustinova herself was the subject of a reprimand from Russian authorities after abnormalities occurred in a doping test when she was 14 years old. In light of her youth, no further sanction was made at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arina Averina
Arina Alekseyevna Averina (; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was a 2020 Summer Olympics finalist, a two-time (2017, 2019) world all-around silver medalist, a two-time European all-around champion (2018, 2021) and the 2016 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist. She was a three-time (2019–2021) Russian national all-around champion and a three-time (2015, 2017, 2022) Russian national all-around medalist. Her identical twin sister Dina Averina is also a competitive rhythmic gymnast. Personal life Arina Averina was born to Ksenia Averina and her husband Alexey Averin on August 13, 1998, twenty minutes before her identical twin sister Dina. The twins began gymnastic training at the age of four. Arina‘s mole on her right cheekbone near her ear is slightly higher than her sister Dina’s. A scar above Arina‘s right eye is the result of an accident with a club. On 18 March 2022, Averina, as well as her sister, participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Averina
Dina Alekseyevna Averina ( rus, Дина Алексеевна Аверина, , ˈdʲinə ɐˈvʲerʲɪnə; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic All-around silver medalist, the only four-time (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017) World All-around Champion, the 2018 silver and 2021 European All-around bronze medalist and the 2016 Grand Prix Final All-around silver medalist. On a national level, she was the 2017, 2018 and 2022 Russian National All-around champion and the 2013 Russian Junior All-around bronze medalist. Her identical twin sister, Arina Averina, is also a competitive rhythmic gymnast. Personal life Born to parents Ksenia Averina and Alexey Averina, Averina and Arina started gymnastics at four years old. Averina and her identical twin sister Arina Averina were born on 13 August 1998. Arina was born 20 minutes ahead of Averina, while both have moles on the upper cheekbone (near the right ear), Averina has it on the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Konovalov (ice Hockey)
Ilya Gennadievich Konovalov (; born 13 July 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career Konovalov made his professional debut in his native Russia, with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Kontinental Hockey League. He won the Rookie of the Year award for the 2018–19 KHL season. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the third-round, 85th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Following his fourth season with Lokomotiv, Konovalov left at the conclusion of his contract and was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 3 May 2021. In his first North American season in 2021–22, Konovalov was assigned by the Oilers to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors for the entirety of the campaign. He made 17 appearances with the Condors, posting a 5-7-5 record with a 2.73 goals against average. On 1 May 2022, Konovalov's KHL rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Spiridonova
Daria Sergeyevna Nagornaya (née Spiridonova ; born 8 July 1998) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. Primarily an uneven bars specialist, she is the 2015 World Champion, the 2015 European Champion, the 2014 World bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national (2014–17) champion on the apparatus. She represented Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team competition. She was also a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2016 European Championships, the silver-medal-winning teams at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships, and the bronze-medal-winning teams at the 2014 World and 2014 European championships. She is married to Russian gymnast Nikita Nagornyy. They have one child, a son named Mark together. Junior career Spiridonova made her international debut at the 2012 Pre-Olympic Youth Cup in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany, where she won the all-around gold medal. 2013 was Spiridonova's breakout year. She took gold with her team an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yulia Lipnitskaya
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya (also spelled Julia Lipnitskaia; , ; born 5 June 1998) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. She was part of the Russian team that won the Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy, 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Individually, Lipnitskaya is the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships, 2014 World silver medalist, the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships, 2014 European champion, the 2013–14 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2013–14 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian Figure Skating Championships, Russian national silver medalist (2012 and 2014). As a junior, Lipnitskaya won the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final, and 2012 Russian Figure Skating Championships, 2012 Russian Junior Championships. She retired from the sport in 2017 due to injuries and anorexia nervo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Burov
Maxim Alekseyevich Burov (; born 5 June 1998) is a Russian freestyle skier. A three-time World Champion, he won back-to-back titles in individual aerials, in 2019 and 2021, becoming the first Russian and the fourth male aerial skier to do that. He participated at two Winter Olympics and competed in the men's aerials by representing Olympic Athletes from Russia in 2018 and Russian Olympic Committee in 2022. His elder brother, Ilya Burov, is a fellow freestyle aerials skier and has competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics and in the 2022 Winter Olympics. The brothers competed at the men's aerials freestyle skiing event in the 2018 Winter Olympics, with Ilya winning a bronze medal in the event while Maxim Burov finished in 15th position. Four years later they competed at the men's aerials freestyle skiing event in the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
