2009 in Russia

Incumbents

• President: Dmitry Medvedev
• Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin
• Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov

  Events

January

• 15 January - 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision

  February

• 15 February - New Star incident

  June

• 3 June - 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado
• 16 June - 1st BRIC summit
• 26 June-6 July - Caucasus 2009

  July

• 6 July - The Obama–Medvedev Commission is announced.

  August

• 17 August
• *2009 Nazran bombing
• *2009 Sayano–Shushenskaya power station accident

  October

• 11 October - Moscow City Duma election, 2009

  November

• 1 November - 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash
• 27 November - 2009 Nevsky Express bombing

  December

• 5 December - Lame Horse fire

  Deaths

• 20 October - Yuri Ryazanov, gymnast