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2011 in Russia

Explore 5 historical events and records for Russia in 2011.

Historical records for Russia in 2011

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February

Champions League Winning Goal Against Barcelona

Arshavin, Andrey ยท London ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Finishes a rapid counter-attack to give Arsenal a 2-1 Champions League victory over Barcelona.

July

RadioAstron Mission

Kardashev, Nikolai Semenovich ยท Baikonur ยท Radio Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

The achievement marks radioastron mission as an important Russian scientific milestone.

Spektr-R Launch

Kardashev, Nikolai Semenovich ยท Baikonur ยท Radio Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

Sees the launch of the space radio observatory developed from his RadioAstron concept.

September

Constitution of Russia

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich ยท Prime Minister of Russia ยท Government / Government of Russia

At the United Russia Congress Medvedev officially proposed that Putin stand for the Presidency in 2012, an offer Putin accepted. Given United Russias near-total dominance of Russian politics, many observers believed that Putin was all but assured of a third term

United Russia Congress

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich ยท Prime Minister of Russia ยท Government / Government of Russia

At the United Russia Congress Medvedev officially proposed that Putin stand for the Presidency in 2012, an offer Putin accepted. Given United Russias near-total dominance of Russian politics, many observers believed that Putin was all but assured of a third term

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