14 January 2004GovernorNikolay Shaklein
Appointed Governor of Kirov
Historical records for Russia in 2004, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Governor of Kirov
Putin wins the re-election to the presidency for a 2nd term, earning 71 percent of the vote. Putin is elected to the presidency for a 2nd term, receiving 71% of the vote
Beslan school hostage crisis, Russian police and soldiers storm the school, 344 civilians and 31 of 32 hostage-takers are killed
Creates the Public Chamber of Russia & launches an initiative to replace the direct election governors & presidents of Federal subjects of Russia proposed by the President & approved by the legslature
Creates the Public Chamber of Russia & launches an initiative to replace the direct election governors & presidents of Federal subjects of Russia proposed by the President & approved by the legslature
Creates the Public Chamber of Russia & launches an initiative to replace the direct election governors & presidents of Federal subjects of Russia proposed by the President & approved by the legslature
Prosecution of Russias richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, President of Yukos oil company, for fraud and tax evasion
Visits the Ukraine twice before the election to show his support for Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and congratulated him on his alleged victory before the official election results had been announced
Continues to defend constitutional government and the importance of democratic institutions in post-Soviet Russia.
With Andre Geim, isolates graphene and measures its unusual electronic transport in a one-atom-thick carbon lattice.
President Putin signs the Kyoto Protocol Treaty designed to reduce green house gasses
President Putin signs the Kyoto Protocol Treaty designed to reduce green house gasses
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