2010 in Russia

Incumbents

• President: Dmitry Medvedev
• Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin

  Events

• Deputies voted to isse the 2010 Kharkiv Pact, a treaty where Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea would be extended to 2042.
• Raspadskaya mine explosion occurred on 8 May 2010.
• In late July 2010, Russian wildfires broke out in Russia. The fires mainly hit European Russia, but they also hit other parts of Russia. In total, the wild fires caused 55790 deaths.
• 2010 Chechen Parliament attack took place on October 19. At least six people were killed, including two police officers, one parliament employee and all three suicide commandos.
• 2011 Russian Figure Skating Championships took place from December 26–29, 2010, and from February 2–4, 2014.

  Deaths

• Yevgeny Paladiev, a Soviet-born Kazakh ice hockey player, died aged 61 on January 9.
• Vladimir Karpov, a Russian writer and Chairman of the USSR Union of Writers, died on January 19, aged 87.
• Leonid Nechayev, a Russian film director, died of a stroke on January 24. He was 70.
• Anna Samokhina,a Russian actress, died from stomach cancer on February 8. She was 47.
• Konstantin Yeryomenko, Russian futsal player, died from a heart attack on March 18. He was age 39.
• Vasily Smyslov Russian chess grandmaster and World Champion, died from heart failure on March 27. He was aged 89
• Yuri Maslyukov, a Russian politician and Vice Premier of Soviet Union and Russia, died aged 72 on April 1.
• Anatoly Dobrynin, Russian diplomat and politician, died aged 90 on April 6.
• Natalia Lavrova, Olympic gold medalist, died in a car accident on April 23, aged 25.
• Yuri Chesnokov, Russian Olympic gold medal-winning volleyball player, died on May 30, aged 77.
• Aleksandr Boloshev, Russian Soviet basketball player, 1972 Olympic gold medalist, died from a stroke on July 16, aged 63.
• Gennady Yanayev, Vice President of the USSR, died from lung cancer on September 24. He was aged 73.
• Viktor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister, died from cancer at age 72 on November 3.
• Pavel Kolchin, Russian Olympic gold and bronze medal-winning cross-country skier, died on December 29, aged 80.

  Births