Final American Mir Residency Launch
Launches aboard Endeavour on STS-89 to become the seventh and final American long-duration resident of Mir.
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1998 in Russia
Explore 29 historical events and records for Russia in 1998.
Historical records for Russia in 1998
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January
February
Federal Assembly Reform Criticism
Uses his annual address to criticize the pace of government reform and demand stronger economic management.
March
Chernomyrdin Government Dismissed
Dismisses Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his cabinet and nominates Sergei Kiriyenko.
Kiriyenko Nominated Prime Minister
Nominates Sergei Kiriyenko as prime minister after dismissing Viktor Chernomyrdin's cabinet.
Prime Minister of Russia
Yeltsin sacks his entire cabinet, including Chernomyrdin, he names liberal former Energy Minister Sergei Kiriyenko acting Prime Minister
April
Kiriyenko Confirmed after Duma Standoff
Secures State Duma confirmation of Sergei Kiriyenko after repeated parliamentary resistance.
May
Birmingham G8 Summit
Participates in the Birmingham summit as Russia takes part in the political work of the Group of Eight.
June
Final Shuttle-Mir Docking
Commands Discovery during the ninth and final Space Shuttle docking with Mir, closing the operational Shuttle-Mir exchange programme.
July
Burial
Russia buries Tsar Nicholas II and family, 80 years after they died
Burial
Russia buries Tsar Nicholas II and family, 80 years after they died
August
Default and Ruble Crisis Response
Confronts a financial emergency after the government restructures domestic debt and allows the ruble to fall.
FSB
Named head of Russias FSB domestic intelligence agency
KGB (Committee for State Security)
Named head of Russias FSB domestic intelligence agency
Chernomyrdin Renominated
Attempts to restore Viktor Chernomyrdin as prime minister after dismissing Sergei Kiriyenko.
Dismissal
In the midst of Russias worst post-Soviet currency crisis, Yeltsin fires Kiriyenko and re-nominates Chernomyrdin Prime Minister
Economy of Russia
In the midst of Russias worst post-Soviet currency crisis, Yeltsin fires Kiriyenko and re-nominates Chernomyrdin Prime Minister
Kiriyenko Government Dismissed
Dismisses Sergei Kiriyenko's government during the financial crisis and initially seeks Chernomyrdin's return.
Russian Financial Crisis
Faces a severe financial crisis marked by default, banking failures and a sharp devaluation of the ruble.
September
Clinton Moscow Summit
Hosts Bill Clinton for a summit focused on nuclear security, arms control and the Russian financial crisis.
Strategic Arms Talks with Clinton
Discusses strategic arms reductions and nuclear security with Bill Clinton during the Moscow summit.
Duma Rejects Chernomyrdin Return
Faces parliamentary rejection of Viktor Chernomyrdin's return as prime minister during the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Duma
President Yeltsin yields to pressure from the communist-dominated Duma to appoint Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister
Primakov Confirmed as Prime Minister
Accepts Yevgeny Primakov as prime minister after the Duma rejects Yeltsin's preferred return of Viktor Chernomyrdin.
Prime Minister of Russia
President Yeltsin yields to pressure from the communist-dominated Duma to appoint Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister
December
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia, 2nd term
Other events (month unknown)
Duma
The Duma twice rejects Kiriyenkos nomination, but confirms him, under the threat of dissolution, in a third vote
Prime Minister of Russia
The Duma twice rejects Kiriyenkos nomination, but confirms him, under the threat of dissolution, in a third vote
Russia in Collapse
Solzhenitsyn published Russia in Collapse, a critique of post-Soviet developments.
Wind-Field
Second book, "Wind-Field"
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