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2008 In Russia
Events from the year 2008 in the country of Russia. Incumbents *President: Vladimir Putin (until 8 May), Dmitry Medvedev (from 8 May) *Prime Minister: Viktor Zubkov (until 8 May), Vladimir Putin (from 8 May) *Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov Events * March 2: 2008 Russian presidential election is occurred, Dmitry Medvedev won the election. * May 7: Dmitry Medvedev becomes President of Russia. * May 24: Dima Bilan wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia * August 7–16: Russia–Georgia war * August 8–11: Battle of Tskhinvali * August 9–12: Battle of the Kodori Valley * August 9/10: Battle off the coast of Abkhazia * August 9–19: Occupation of Poti * August 13–22: Occupation of Gori * February – The Russian group Voina staged the Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear! performance at the Timiryazev State Biological Museum in Moscow to protest at the election of Dmitry Medvedev in the 2008 Russian presidential election. Births Deaths *January 3 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008
2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued through the entirety of 2008. Events January * January 1 – Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro currency. * January 14 – At 19:04:39 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, the uncrewed MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury (planet), Mercury. * January 21 **Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a Great Recession in the United States, U.S. Great Recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis. **Online activist group Anonymous (hacker group), Anonymous initiates Project Chanology, after a News leak, leaked interview of Tom Cruise by the Church of Scientology is published on YouTube, and the Church of Scientology issued a DMCA takedown, "copyright infringement" claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voina
Voina ( rus, Война, p=vɐjˈna, a=Ru-война.ogg, t=War) is a Russian street-art group known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. The group has had more than sixty members, including former and current students of the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography, Moscow State University, and University of Tartu. However, the group does not cooperate with state or private institutions, and is not supported by any Russian curators or gallerists. The activities of Voina have ranged from street protest, symbolic pranks in public places, and performance-art happenings, to vandalism and destruction of public property. More than a dozen criminal cases have been brought against the group. On 7 April 2011 the group was awarded the "Innovation" prize in the category "Work of Visual Art", established by the Russian Ministry of Culture. Origins Oleg Vorotnikov, a philosophy graduate from Moscow State University (MSU), is generally considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Solomentsev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Solomentsev (; – 15 February 2008) was a Soviet politician and statesman. Early life He was born near Yelets and graduated from the Leningrad Technological Institute in 1940. Career Solomentsev was a leading Communist Party functionary in Kazakhstan during 1962–1964 and was in charge of the Rostov-on-Don obkom from 1964–1966. He served as a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the years 1966–1971. Solomontsev was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian RSFR starting from 1971 and ending in 1983. He sat in the Politburo from 1983 until he was sacked by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988. In October 1987 he led a Commission of the Politburo to look into the “purge” trials of the 1930s. The commission also included KGB Chief Viktor Chebrikov and Alexander Yakovlev. Yakovlev subsequently took over the chairmanship of the Commission. Decorations and awards * Twice Hero of Socialist Labour (1973 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 In Russia
Individuals and events related to 1921 in the Russian Civil War, Civil War-era Russia. Incumbents Lists * 9th Politburo, the 9th Secretariat and the 9th Orgburo of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (5 April 1920 16 March 1921). * 10th Politburo and the 10th Secretariat of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (16 March 1921 2 April 1922). * Central Auditing Commission compositions elected by the 8th, 10th, 13th, 14th and 15th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) * Central Committee elected by the 9th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (5 April 1920 16 March 1921). * Central Committee elected by the 10th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (16 March 1921 2 April 1922). Central Committee members * Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev * Alexander Beloborodov * Nikolai Bukharin * Vlas Chubar * Felix Dzerzhinsky * Mikhail Frunze * Sergey Ivanovich Gusev, Sergey Gusev * Mikhail Kalinin * Lev Kamenev * Sergey Kirov * Aleksei Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as the fourth Premier of the Soviet Union, premier from 1941 until his death. He initially governed as part of a Collective leadership in the Soviet Union, collective leadership, but Joseph Stalin's rise to power, consolidated power to become an absolute dictator by the 1930s. Stalin codified the party's official interpretation of Marxism as Marxism–Leninism, while the totalitarian political system he created is known as Stalinism. Born into a poor Georgian family in Gori, Georgia, Gori, Russian Empire, Stalin attended the Tiflis Theological Seminary before joining the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He raised f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artyom Sergeyev
Artyom Fyodorovich Sergeyev (; 5 March 1921 – 15 January 2008) was the adopted son of Joseph Stalin. He became a major general in the Soviet military. Sergeyev's biological father, Fyodor Sergeyev, a close friend of Stalin, died in an Aerowagon train derailment in 1921. Lenin initiated the following adoption by Stalin. His military service began in 1938 at the age of 17 and he was active in fighting against German troops in World War II. He was appointed lieutenant colonel at the age of 23 and continued serving in the military after the war. In 1960, Sergeyev was given charge of air defenses surrounding weapons factories in Dnepropetrosk. He wrote two books about war and Stalin. His first wife was Amaya Ruiz Ibárruri, the daughter of Spanish Communist politician Dolores Ibárruri. Sergeyev died in 2008. He is buried at Kuntsevo Cemetery in Moscow. By the time of death, he was highly awarded with orders and medals, and was thrice Cavalier of the Order of the Red Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 In The Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1971 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents * General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Leonid Brezhnev * Premier of the Soviet Union: Nikolai Bulganin * Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR: Mikhail Yasnov Events January *January 1 — Veronika Mavrikievna and Avdotya Nikitichna, a comic variety duet of actors, appear in the telecast 'Terem-Teremok'. April *April 19 — The Soviet Union launches ''Salyut 1''."Soviet Sends Another Space Vehicle Into Orbit", ''The New York Times'', April 19, 1971, p4 Births *February 8 — Dmitry Nelyubin, track cyclist (d. 2005) *February 27 — Zaal Udumashvili, Georgian politician *April 3 — Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Russian actress and television presenter (d. 2024) *April 21 — Valentin Morkov, Russian professional football coach and a former player *July 22 — Mikheil Kavelashvili, 6th President of Georgia *August 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennady Bachinsky
Gennady Nikolaevich Bachinsky/Bachynsky (; 1 September 1971 – 12 January 2008) was a Russian TV and radio host and producer who usually collaborated with Sergei Stillavin (Сергей Стиллавин). Early life He was born on September 1, 1971, in the town of Yarovoe/Yarovoye in the Altai region/territory. When he was a child, he wanted to become a clown. In 1994, he graduated from Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Электротехнический Университет, specializing in Автоматика и процессы управления в технических системах (systems engineering). He was Orthodox, and decided to get baptized during his years as a student. He was a member of the Komsomol. Career While studying at the university Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Электротехнический Университет, he organized his first music group. In S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In The Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1938 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents * General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin * Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Kalinin * Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union – Vyacheslav Molotov Events * March – Trial of the Twenty-One * 15 March – The Soviet Union announces officially that Nikolai Bukharin has been executed. * 29 July–11 August – Battle of Lake Khasan * 2 September – Soviet Ambassador to Britain Ivan Maisky calls on Winston Churchill, telling him that Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov has expressed to the French chargé d'affaires in Moscow that the Soviet Union is willing to fight over the territorial integrity of Czechoslovakia. *''unknown date'' – Family plots produce 22% of all Soviet agricultural produce, on only 4% of all cultivated land. Births * January 2 — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time the International Olympic Committee, IOC permitted East Germany, East and West Germany to enter separately, and the first time the IOC ordered drug and gender testing of competitors. Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics, Norway won the most gold and overall medals, the first time since the 1952 Winter Olympics that the Soviet Union at the Olympics, Soviet Union did not top the medal table by both parameters. Host city selection On 24 November 1960, François Raoul, the prefect of the Isère Département, and Raoul Arduin, the president of the Dauphiné Ski Federation, officially presented the idea of hosting the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble. After the city council agreed in principle, different government agencies offered their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov (; 7 April 1938 – 3 January 2008) was a Soviet biathlete. He was a 4 × 7.5 km relay gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; ) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the city. It was rocked by a corruption .... Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 gold)'' World Championships ''4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.'' References External links * 1938 births 2008 deaths Soviet male biathletes Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
