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Terrorism in Russia
Bold italics indicate incidents resulting in more than 50 deaths. Incidents are bombings, unless described otherwise.
1977
Moscow
1995
Budyonnovsk
1996
Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye
Kaspiysk
1999
Vladikavkaz
Apartment bombings
2002
Kaspiysk
Moscow
Grozny
2003
Znamenskoye
Tushino
Stavropol
Red Square
2004
Moscow (February)
Grozny
Moscow (August)
Aircraft bombings
Beslan
2006
Moscow
2008
Vladikavkaz
2009
Nazran
Nevsky Express
2010
Moscow
Kizlyar
Stavropol
Tsentoroy
Vladikavkaz
Grozny
2011
Domodedovo
2012
Makhachkala
2013
Volgograd (October)
Volgograd (December)
GTA gang
2014
Grozny bombing
Grozny clashes
GTA gang
2015
Metrojet Flight 9268(going to Russia)
2016
Shchelkovo Highway
2017
Saint Petersburg
2018
Kizlyar
2024
Crocus City Hall
Part of the First Chechen War, War of Dagestan, Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus and Islamic terrorism in Europe
Terrorism in Russia has a long history starting from the time of the Russian Empire. Terrorism, in the modern sense,[1] means violence against civilians to achieve political or ideological objectives by creating extreme fear.[2]
Terrorism was an important tool used by Marxist revolutionaries in the early 20th century to disrupt the social, political, and economic system and enable rebels to bring down the Tsarist government. Terrorist tactics, such as hostage-taking, were widely used by the Soviet secret agencies, most notably during the Red Terror and Great Terror campaigns, against the population of their own country, according to Karl Kautsky and other historians of Bolshevism.
Starting from the end of the 20th century, significant terrorist activity has taken place in Russia, most notably the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis, the 1999 apartment bombings, the Moscow theater hostage crisis, the Beslan school siege, and most recently the Crocus City Hall attack. Many more acts of terrorism have been committed in major Russian cities, as well as the regions of Chechnya and Dagestan.
^See the "Etymology" section
^Humphreys, Adrian (17 January 2006). "One official's 'refugee' is another's 'terrorist'". National Post. p. 1. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2007. The divergent assessments of the same evidence on such an important issue shocks a leading terrorism researcher. 'The notion of terrorism is fairly straightforward – it is ideologically or politically motivated violence directed against civilian targets.'" said Professor Martin Rudner, director of the Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies at Ottawa's Carleton University.
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