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List of events
Events from the year 2003 in
Russia .
Incumbents
Events
March
23 March - A referendum in the break-away republic of
Chechnya approves a new constitution.
[1]
April
May
July
October
25 October - Arrest of
Mikhail Khodorkovsky , chairman of the
YUKOS oil company, on charges of fraud.
[1]
27 October–30 October - The stock market falls by 16.5% as the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky is seen as politically motivated leading to a loss in business confidence.
[1]
December
4 December: A Chechen suicide bomber killed 41 aboard a train near
Yessentuki Station
[4]
7 December - President Putin's
United Russia party wins the largest number of seats in the
legislative election .
[1]
31 December - the end of the birth of the Russian Millennium generation
[5]
Notable births
Notable deaths
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January
April
May
July
September
See also
References
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