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Political controversies in Russia
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The list Political controversies in Russia includes
Pussy Riot, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Lena Hades, Sergei Ivanovich Vasiliev and 2019 Moscow protests.
The list consists of 18 members
and 3 sublists.
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Pussy Riot
Russian punk-rock collective based in Moscow
Overview: Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist protest punk rock and performance art group based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has had a variable membership of approximately 11 women ranging in age from ...
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian politician (1946–2022)
Overview: Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian politician and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He has been described as fiercely nationalist and as "a showman ...Date of birth: 25 April 1946Date of death: 6 April 2022Age: 75 (age at death)Nationality: RussianOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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Lena Hades
Russian artist
Overview: Lena Alekseevna Hades (Russian: Лена Алексеевна Хейдиз; born October 2, 1959) is a Russian artist, writer and art theorist of Jewish origin. 0
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Sergei Ivanovich Vasiliev
Russian businessmanOverview: Sergei Ivanovich Vasiliev (in Russian: Сергей Иванович Васильев; born in 1961 in St. Petersburg, Russia) is a member company of the Guild of Purveyors to the Kremlin and owner of Soyuz Corporation. 0
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Konstantin Altunin
Russian painterOverview: Konstantin Viktorovich Altunin (Russian: Константин Викторович Алтунин, born December 21, 1967) is a Russian painter from Arkhangelsk, Russia. He left Russia following a controversy after a painting of ... 0
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2019 Moscow protests
2019 Moscow City Duma elections protests
Overview: Starting from July 2019 numerous approved and unapproved rallies in Moscow (also known as part of the political crisis) began, caused by the situation with the 2019 Moscow City Duma elections. Widespread ... 0
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2011–2013 Russian protests
protests in Russia against Vladimir Putin between December 2011 and July 2013
Overview: The 2011–2013 Russian protests, which some English language media referred to as the Snow Revolution (Russian: Снежная революция, Snezhnaya revolyutsiya), began in 2011 (as protests against the 2011 Russian ... 0
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2019 Moscow City Duma election
Election held in Moscow, Russia
Overview: Election to the 7th convocation of the Moscow City Duma took place on the United Voting Day on 8 September 2019. The elections were held under first-past-the-post voting system, which saw 45 deputies being ... 0
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1996 Russian presidential election
election
Overview: Presidential elections were held in Russia on 16 June 1996, with a second round being held on 3 July 1996. It resulted in a victory for the incumbent Russian president Boris Yeltsin, who ran as an ind ... 0
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2016 Russian legislative election
legislative election in Russia
Overview: Legislative elections were held in Russia on 18 September 2016, having been brought forward from 4 December. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma of the 7th convocation, the lower house of the ... 0
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2011 Russian legislative election
legislative election in Russia
Overview: Legislative elections were held in Russia on 4 December 2011. At stake were the 450 seats in the 6th State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly (the legislature). United Russia won the elections ... 0
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Putin's Palace
Palace in Russia, allegedly built for Vladimir Putin
Overview: "Putin's Palace" (Russian: "Дворец Путина", "Dvorets Putina") is an Italianate palace complex located on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. 0
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Voina
organization
Overview: Voina (Russian: Война, , 'War') is a Russian street-art group known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. The group has had more than sixty members, including former ... 0
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Wagner Group–Russian Ministry of Defence conflict
conflict in Russian military leadership
Overview: The rivalry between Yevgeny Prigozhin, the then-head of the Wagner Group, and Sergei Shoigu, a member of the leadership of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defence (MoD), began in 2022 during the Russian ... 0
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Dissenters' March
series of Russian opposition protests
Overview: The Dissenters' March (Russian: Марш несогласных) was a series of Russian opposition protests that took place on December 16, 2006 in Moscow, on March 3, 2007 in Saint Petersburg, on March 24, 2007 in ... 0
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2018 Russian pension protests
Protests in Russia between July and November 2018
Overview: The 2018 Russian pension protests were a series of country-wide protests and demonstrations in Russia demanding abandoning of the retirement age hike. 0
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September 2018 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election
Election of Governor, made by residents of Primorsky Krai
Overview: The Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election was held on 9–16 September 2018. 0
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2017–2019 Russian protests
2017-18 anti-corruption street protests in cities throughout Russia
Overview: The 2017–2018 Russian protests were a long series of countrywide street protest actions and demonstrations in the Russian Federation, which were primarily concerned with suppressing corruption in the ... 0
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