2004 in Russia

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Events from the year 2004 in Russia.

## Incumbents

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* President: Vladimir Putin
* Prime Minister: Mikhail Kasyanov to February 24 Viktor Khristenko as Acting Prime Minister to March 5 Mikhail Fradkov

## Events

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Beslan school siege: photos of the victims on the walls of the former SNO in Beslan

* 14 March
* Vladimir Putin wins the presidential election and secures his second term as president.
* The Moscow Manege fire.
* 16 March - Arkhangelsk explosion.
* 9 May - Assassination of the Pro-Russian Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov in Grozny.[1]
* 13 August–29 August - Russia competes at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and wins 27 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals.
* 29 August - Alu Alkhanov succeeds Kadyrov as President of Chechnya following elections.[1]
* 1 September - Beslan school siege: Chechen separatists take over 1,000 hostages at a school in North Ossetia–Alania.[1]
* 3 September - Beslan school siege: Russian troops storm the school.[1] As a result of the siege, over 330 people, including 186 children, were killed.[2]

* 26 December - 9 Russians are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

### Sport

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2004 Summer Olympics \- Afina - 3rd place

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* The Alexander Nevsky prize, a Russian national historical-literary competition is established.[3]

## Births

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* 28 March - Anna Shcherbakova, figure skater[4]
* 14 April - Anastasia Tarakanova, figure skater[5]
* 23 June - Alexandra Trusova, figure skater[6]
* 6 December - Lala Kramarenko, rhythmic gymnast[citation needed][7]

## Notable deaths

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### February

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Main article: Deaths in February 2004

* 13 February - Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, 52, Chechen politician.[citation needed]
* 22 February - David Neiman, 82, Russian-born American rabbi, archaeologist and theologian.[8]

### May

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Main article: Deaths in May 2004

* 9 May - Akhmad Kadyrov[citation needed]
* 22 May - Mikhail Voronin, gymnast (born 1945)[citation needed]

## See also

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* List of Russian films of 2004

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 656–660. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
2. ^ ""Putin meets angry Beslan mothers", BBC News". 2005-09-02. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
3. ^ "About the prize". www.alexander-nevsky.ru. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
4. ^ Anna Shcherbakova at the International Skating Union
5. ^ Anastasia Tarakanova at the International Skating Union
6. ^ Alexandra Trusova at the International Skating Union
7. ^ king, saqib. "lala kramarenko". olympics.com.
8. ^ "Rabbi David Neiman, 82; Scholar in Jewish History, Bible Studies". Los Angeles Times. 2004-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-04.

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