2013 in Russia

none November 2013 September 2022 2013 The following lists events from the year 2013 in Russia. Incumbents President of Russia: Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia: Dmitry Medvedev Governors 30em Amur Oblast: Oleg Kozhemyako (ER) Arkhangelsk Oblast: Igor Orlov (ER) Astrakhan Oblast: Alexander Zhilkin (ER) Belgorod Oblast: Yevgeny Savchenko (ER) Bryansk Oblast: Nikolay Denin (ER) Chelyabinsk Oblast: Mikhail Yurevich (ER) Irkutsk Oblast: Sergey Yeroshenko (ER) Ivanovo Oblast: Mikhail Men (until October 16, ER), Pavel Konkov (starting October 16, ER) Kaliningrad Oblast: Nikolay Tsukanov (ER) Kaluga Oblast: Anatoly Artamonov (ER) Kemerovo Oblast: Aman Tuleyev (ER) Kirov Oblast: Nikita Belykh (Independent) Kostroma Oblast: Sergey Sitnikov (ER) Kurgan Oblast: Oleg Bogomolov (ER) Kursk Oblast: Aleksandr Mikhailov (ER) Leningrad Oblast: Alexander Drozdenko (ER) Lipetsk Oblast: Oleg Korolyov (ER) Magadan Oblast: Nikolai Dudov (until February 3, ER), Vladimir Pechnyony (starting February 3, ER) Moscow Oblast: Andrey Vorobyov (ER) Murmansk Oblast: Marina Kovtun (ER) Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: Valery Shantsev (ER) Novgorod Oblast: Sergey Mitin (ER) Novosibirsk Oblast: Vasily Yurchenko (ER) Omsk Oblast: Viktor Nazarov (ER) Orenburg Oblast: Yury Berg (ER) Oryol Oblast: Alexander Kozlov (ER) Penza Oblast: Vasily Bochkarev (ER) Pskov Oblast: Andrey Turchak (ER) Rostov Oblast: Vasily Golubev (ER) Ryazan Oblast: Oleg Kovalyov (ER) Sakhalin Oblast: Alexander Khoroshavin (ER) Samara Oblast: Nikolai Merkushkin (ER) Saratov Oblast: Valery Radaev (ER) Smolensk Oblast: Alexey Ostrovsky (LDPR) Tambov Oblast: Oleg Betin (ER) Tomsk Oblast: Sergey Zhvachkin (ER) Tula Oblast: Vladimir Gruzdev (ER) Tver Oblast: Andrey Shevelyov (ER) Tyumen Oblast: Vladimir Yakushev (ER) Ulyanovsk Oblast: Sergey Morozov (ER) Vladimir Oblast: Nikolay Vinogradov (until March 24, CPRF), Svetlana Orlova (starting March 24, ER) Volgograd Oblast: Sergey Bozhenov (ER) Vologda Oblast: Oleg Kuvshinnikov (ER) Voronezh Oblast: Alexey Gordeyev (ER) Yaroslavl Oblast: Sergey Yastrebov (ER) Jewish Autonomous Oblast: Alexander Vinnikov (ER) Events January January 3 - Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, grants Russian citizenship to Gérard Depardieu who has renounced his French citizenship due to high taxes. January 4 - Six Russian tourists are killed and two tourists are seriously injured after a snowmobile towing a sled veers off a ski slope, crashes into a barrier, and flies into a ditch on Italy's Mount Cermis. January 15 - Russia launches three Kosmos series military-purpose satellites using Rokot launch vehicle. January 16 - Russian mafia boss Aslan Usoyan is killed in Moscow. January 17 - Russian dissident Alexandr Dolmatov commits suicide in Rotterdam. January 20 - At least four miners are killed and four others trapped after a fire at a mine in Prokopyevsky District, Kemerovo Oblast. January 22 - The Russian government organizes an evacuation from the Syrian Civil War for some of its citizens by transporting them to Lebanon and then flying them to Russia. January 24 - Russian police announces that 13 rebels, including Khuseyn Gakayev and his brother, are killed in fighting in the Vedensky District, Chechnya. January 24 - The government of Ukraine signs a major $10 billion shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its dependency on Russian gas imports. January 25 - Scuffles occur on the streets of Moscow as supporters and opponents clash over the Russian parliament's attempts to implement anti-gay legislation. If legalised it would result in fines for those who promote events with a gay theme. January 31 - Volgograd passes a measure to refer to itself by its previous name, Stalingrad, on Victory Day and five key dates relating to the Battle of Stalingrad. February February 11 - An underground methane gas explosion killed up to 18 miners at a coal pit in northern Russia.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/russia-coal-mine-blast-vorkutinskaya-explosion_n_2661219.html Russia Coal Mine Blast: 18 People Dead In Vorkutinskaya Explosion The Huffington Post February 11, 2013 February 13 -President Vladimir Putin submits a bill that would ban Russian Cabinet members and other senior officials from having foreign bank accounts and owning foreign stock.https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/eastern-europe/putin-bans-officials-from-owning-foreign-accounts-320318.html Putin bans officials from owning foreign accounts - Feb. 12, 2013 12 February 2013 February 15 - A meteor broke up in the vicinity of the city of Chelyabinsk. According to Chelyabinsk's health department, around 1,200 people were injured, two of whom seriously, from the shattering of windows caused by the shockwaves and the debris.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/15/hundreds-injured-meteorite-russian-city-chelyabinsk Meteorite explosion over Chelyabinsk injures hundreds The Guardian February 15, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215 Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt Reuters February 15, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21468116 Meteor strike injures hundreds in central Russia BBC News February 15, 2013 March March 28 - A bus crash in northwest Russia killed six people and injured at least 23 others, including orphans returning from a field trip.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/6-killed-18-injured-in-bus-crash-in-northwest-russia-many-of-the-injured-were-orphans/2013/03/28/cc84f9d4-9796-11e2-b5b4-b63027b499de_story.html 6 killed, 18 injured in bus crash in northwest Russia; many of the injured were orphans The Washington Post March 28, 2013June 2021 medicmedic April April 22 - A man went on a shooting rampage outside a firearm shop in Belgorod, killing six people.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22251836 Belgorod: Six dead in western Russia shooting BBC News April 22, 2013 April 25 - The State Duma pass a bill banning government officials from holding overseas bank accounts and foreign-issued equities. The bill was backed by 443 deputies.https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/04/25/duma-passes-foreign-accounts-bill-in-final-reading-a23610 Duma Passes Foreign Accounts Bill in Final Reading 25 April 2013 April 26 - A fire in a psychiatric hospital in the settlement of Ramensky killed 38 people.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/25/world/europe/russia-psychiatric-hospital-fire/index.html 38 people dead in fire at psychiatric hospital in Russia CNN April 26, 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/world/europe/fire-at-russian-psychiatric-hospital.html Fire in Russian Psychiatric Hospital That Killed 38 Stirs Anger Over State's Neglect The New York Times April 26, 2013 May May 1 - Three policemen were killed and two wounded after unknown assailants opened gun fire on their car in Buynaksk.http://en.ria.ru/crime/20130501/180932722/Three-Policemen-Killed-Two-Wounded-in-Russias-Dagestan.html Three Policemen Killed, Two Wounded in Russia's Dagestan RIA Novosti May 1, 2013 May 7 -, President Putin signed a new law (“Law 79-FZ”) forbidding government officials from holding overseas bank accounts. May 8 - A fuel train derailed in Rostov Oblast causing a massive fire with one person missing, 44 injured and 3,000 evacuated.December 2020 May 20 - At least four people were killed and 46 injured after two bombs exploded in the capital of Dagestan Republic, Makhachkala.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/20/world/europe/russia-dagestan-unrest 4 dead, 44 hurt in Dagestan bombing, security officials say CNN May 20, 2013 June June 19 - At least 43 people sought medical help and more than 6,500 residents were evacuated in southwestern Samara Oblast, after ammunition explosions shook a military training area.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/19/explosions-russian-fire-military-depot Explosions rock Russian village after fire at military depot The Guardian June 19, 2013 June 11 - The Russian gay propaganda law bill is unanimously approved by the State Duma (with just one MP abstaining. June 30 - The Russian gay propaganda law bill is signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. July July 7 - Up to 80 people have been injured, after a passenger train derailed in the southern region of Krasnodar.8 July 2013 Russian Passenger Train Derails In Krasnodar https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-train-accident-derailment/25039558.html 10 November 2025 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13 – 18 people were killed and 45 injured after a gravel truck smashed into a bus near Podolsk.http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_14/18-killed-45-injured-in-Podolsk-road-accident-6352/ 18 killed, 45 injured in Podolsk road accident The Voice of Russia July 14, 2013 November 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130723101544/http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_14/18-killed-45-injured-in-Podolsk-road-accident-6352/ July 23, 2013 dead mdy-all https://www.rappler.com/world/33691-eighteen-killed-after-truck-smashes-into-bus-in-moscow-region/ 18 killed after truck smashes into bus in Moscow region Rappler July 13, 2013 August August 20 - police killed nine suspected militants, including a prominent warlord, in a clash in the restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-caucasus-violence-idUSBRE97J0MB20130820 Russian police kill nine suspected militants in North Caucasus Reuters August 20, 2013https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/4-suspected-militants-house-owner-killed-in-clash-with-police-in-russias-dagestan/2013/08/20/70bf4a40-097f-11e3-89fe-abb4a5067014_story.html 9 suspected militants killed in clash with police in Russia's Dagestan The Washington Post August 20, 2013June 2021 medicmedic September September 10 - An embargo was imposed on imports of Moldovan wine.http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c39/873177.html Russia freezes Moldovan wine import; Chișinău, EU suspect politics Itar-Tass September 11, 2013 September 13 – 37 people have died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital in Novgorod Region.December 2020 October October 13 - Over 380 people were detained after an anti-migrant nationalist riot in southern Moscow.Tsvetkova Maria Baczynska Gabriela Rioting erupts in Moscow after killing blamed on migrant https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-rioting/rioting-erupts-in-moscow-after-killing-blamed-on-migrant-idUKBRE99C0BC20131013 14 June 2022 Reuters Thomson Corporation 13 October 2013 October 21 - A suspected female suicide bomber has set off explosives on a bus in the southern city of Volgograd, killing six people and injuring 37.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24608694 Russia bus bomb: Volgograd blast kills six BBC News October 21, 2013 November November 17 - A passenger plane crashes at an airport in the city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24980055 Dozens dead in Russian plane crash BBC News November 18, 2013 Births births in 2013 Category:2013 births Deaths September 2022 :Category:2009 deaths Deaths in 2013 January Deaths in January 2013 January 1 – Saima Karimova, 86, Russian geologist (born 1926).Каримова Саима Сафиевна Karimova Saima Safievna https://tatarica.org/ru/razdely/nauka/personalii/karimova-saima-safievna Encyclopedia Tatarica ru 9 May 2023 January 2 - Yuri Alexandrov, 49, Russian boxer, heart attack.http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-122363.html#.UOUZ8G_BF8E Boxing champion Yuri Alexandrov dies at 50 3 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011944/http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-122363.html 5 March 2016 January 4 - Yevgeny Pepelyaev, pilot (born 1918) March Deaths in March 2013 March 23 - Boris Berezovsky, 67, Russian business oligarch. (born 1946) March Deaths in September 2013 September 9 - Galina Bogdanova, 88, Russian grinder and production leader (born 1925) October Deaths in October 2013 October 3 - Sergei Belov, 69, Russian professional basketball player. (born 1944) October 28 - Shota Shamatava, 77, politician (born 1936) See also List of Russian films of 2013 References 2 External links 2013 in 2013 Category:2010s in Russia Category:Years of the 21st century in Russia Russia Russia Russia