2017 in Russia

Governors

January

• 6 January - Russia begins to withdraw forces from Syria starting with an aircraft carrier group.^[1] Meanwhile, a declassified report in the US claims that President Putin ordered a campaign to influence last year's election against Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton.^[2]
• 9 January - The death toll of people who died from alcohol poisoning in Irkutsk rises to 76.^[3]
• 20 January - A rally was held against the transfer of Saint Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church in St. Petersburg.^[4]
• 27 January - Russian lawmakers voted, 380–3, to decriminalize certain forms of domestic violence. Under the new law, first-time offenses that do not result in "serious bodily harm" carry a maximum fine of 30,000 rubles, up to 15 days' administrative arrest, or up to 120 hours of community service.^[5]

February

• 8 February – The Russian government gives names to five previously unnamed Kuril Islands in Sakhalin Oblast: Derevyanko Island (after Kuzma Derevyanko), Gnechko Island (after Alexey Gnechko), Gromyko Island (after Andrei Gromyko), Farkhutdinov Island (after Igor Farkhutdinov) and Shchetinina Island (after Anna Shchetinina).^[6]

March

• 26 March - Protests against alleged corruption in the federal Russian government took place simultaneously in many cities across the country. They were triggered by the lack of proper response from the Russian authorities to the published investigative film He Is Not Dimon to You, which has garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.

April

• 3 April – Saint Petersburg Metro bombing.
• 20 April – The Russian government has prohibited Jehovah's Witnesses in all of Russia, going in favor of the Ministry of Justice.
• 29 April - Dozens are detained at protests against a re-election of Putin, with at least 30 arrested in St Petersburg and 16 in Kemerovo, and over 125 detentions being reported.^[7]
• 30 April – Russian Grand Prix F-1

May

• 29 May – 15 people die and around 200 are injured following a severe thunderstorm in Moscow and its suburbs.^[8]

June

• 1–3 June – St. Petersburg International Economic Forum^[9]
• 10 June – A gunman, 49-year-old Igor Zenkov, kills four people before being shot dead by local police and the National Guard during a special operation in the township of Kratovo, Moscow Oblast.^[10][11]
• 17 June – 2 July – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup^[12]
• 22–29 June – Moscow International Film Festival^[13]
• June - The number of people fined or arrested for alleged violations of public gathering regulations is 2.5 times higher in the first half of 2017 alone than in the entire year of 2016.^{[14][AI-retrieved source]}

September

• 1 September – Russian president Vladimir Putin expelled 755 diplomats response to United States sanctions takes effect.^[15]
• September 5 – A school shooting occurs in Ivanteyevka in Moscow Oblast. When ninth-grader Mikhail Pivnev entered the building of "Educational Center No. 1", where he was a student and opened fire from an air rifle, and then detonated homemade explosive devices. As a result of the attack, four people were injured - an IT teacher, whom the teenager hit in the head with a cleaver and shot in the face, as well as three school students who jumped out of the window of the educational institution.^[16]
• 10 September
  • 2017 Karelia head election
  • 2017 Russian elections

October

• 2 October – Iran nuclear deal cover by Russia official, US ambassador to UN warns, Russia is backing shield prevent to pass agreement to United States president, Donald Trump.^[17]

November

• 1 November - 18-year-old Andrey Emelyannikov stabbed 44-year-old Sergey Danilov before killing himself.
• 5 November - 260 anti-government demonstrators are arrested in Moscow.^[18]
• 26 November - Polina Bogusevich wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song, Wings.

December

• 5 December - The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang due to evidence of systemic cheating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. (Yahoo!)
• December - Moscow has no sunlight in December, setting a record. Yakutia drops below −60 °C, and Moscow's temp is −7 °C.^[19]

2017

• Russia's CPI hits a record-low 2.5% in 2017 and is expected to return to 4% the following year.^[20]

August

• 15–20 August – MAKS Air Show

September

• 24 September – Moscow Marathon
• 28 September – 1 October – IgroMir