2019 in Russia
The following lists events from the year 2019 in Russia.
Incumbents
Events
- February - The Russian military launches a nationwide tour to parade war trophies from its intervention in the Syrian civil war.
- 14 February – Michael Calvey, the founder of the Moscow-based private equity firm Baring Vostok Capital Partners, was arrested on suspicion of alleged embezzlement.
- 2–12 March - 2019 Winter Universiade, a multi-sport event in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
- 6 March - the Russian Federal Assembly passed a law criminalising publication of online statements that are found "indecent" or "disrespectful" towards Russian state or government officials (including the president), stipulating fines of up to 100,000 roubles for first-time offenders, and 200,000 roubles or up to 15 days imprisonment for repeat.
- 5 May - Aeroflot Flight 1492 crashes and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 41 people on board.
- 28 May- in the village of Bolshevik in Volsk, Russia 15-year-old seventh-grader Daniil Pulkin threw two Molotov cocktails and hit a 12-year-old girl on the head with an axe, after which he fled the scene of the crime. The attacker was detained the same day.
- July–September – 2019 Moscow protests caused by the situation with the 2019 Moscow City Duma elections.
- 8 August - Nyonoksa radiation accident causes 5 immediate deaths.
- 15 August - Ural Airlines Flight 178 crashed, all on board survived.
- 7 September - Filmmaker Oleh Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
Births
- 21 May – Tengku Ismail Leon Petra, son of Muhammad V of Kelantan and Oksana Voevodina.
Deaths
February
- 3 February – Detsl, hip hop artist.
- 4 February – Evgeniy Aleksandrov, footballer
- 8 February – Sergei Yursky, actor
- 18 February – Valentina Dimitrieva, farm worker.
March
- 1 March – Zhores Alferov, scientist
April
- 27 April – Aleksey Lebed, politician
May
- 9 May – Sergey Dorenko, journalist
July
October
- 2 October – Evdokia Gaer educator, politician and human rights activist