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style="font-size:120%">←</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Russia" title="2014 in Russia">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Russia" title="2013 in Russia">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Russia" title="2012 in Russia">2012</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div> </td><td style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"><figure class="mw-halign-right mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Russia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/90px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/135px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/180px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td class="summary" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:110%"><a href="/wiki/AD_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2015">2015</a></span><br /> in<br /> <span class="adr"><span class="country-name location"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:right; font-size:88%; background:#f3f3f3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"> <p><span style="font-size:120%">→</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Russia" title="2016 in Russia">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Russia" title="2017 in Russia">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Russia" title="2018 in Russia">2018</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">Decades:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1990s_in_Russia" title="Category:1990s in Russia">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2000s_in_Russia" title="Category:2000s in Russia">2000s</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:2010s_in_Russia" title="Category:2010s in Russia">2010s</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2020s_in_Russia" title="Category:2020s in Russia">2020s</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russia" title="History of Russia">History of Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history" title="Timeline of Russian history">Timeline of Russian history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Russia" title="List of years in Russia">List of years in Russia</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The following lists some of the events from the year <b>2015 in <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Incumbents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">President of Russia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Prime Minister of Russia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dmitry_Medvedev" title="Dmitry Medvedev">Dmitry Medvedev</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1 January – Musa Zavgaev, known as Emir of the Nadterechny and Naursky Districts of Chechnya, and his accomplice, Bashir Omarov, were killed during a special operation in the outskirts of the village of Mekenskaya, <a href="/wiki/Naursky_District" title="Naursky District">Naursky District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chechnya" title="Chechnya">Chechnya</a>. Both of them had directly involved in organizing the <a href="/wiki/2014_Grozny_clashes" title="2014 Grozny clashes">4 December assault</a> on <a href="/wiki/Grozny" title="Grozny">Grozny</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>3 January – An image of a <a href="/wiki/BPM-97" title="BPM-97">BPM-97</a> apparently inside <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Luhansk" title="Luhansk">Luhansk</a>, appeared to deliver further evidence of a Russian military presence there.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9 January – Russia bans transsexual and transgender individuals from obtaining driving licenses.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>12 January – A controversial drama film, <i><a href="/wiki/Leviathan_(2014_film)" title="Leviathan (2014 film)">Leviathan</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Andrey_Zvyagintsev" title="Andrey Zvyagintsev">Andrey Zvyagintsev</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Best Foreign Language Film</a> award at the <a href="/wiki/72nd_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="72nd Golden Globe Awards">72nd Golden Globe Awards</a>.</li> <li>13 January <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Islamic State</a> releases a video of a young boy gunning down two alleged Russian <a href="/wiki/Federal_Security_Service" title="Federal Security Service">FSB</a> agents captured by the militants.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/War_in_Donbas" title="War in Donbas">War in Donbas</a></b>: <ul><li>A passenger bus has been <a href="/wiki/Volnovakha_bus_attack" title="Volnovakha bus attack">shelled</a> near <a href="/wiki/Volnovakha" title="Volnovakha">Volnovakha</a> south of the city of Donetsk, killing 12 and wounding 18 civilians. The Ukrainian authorities accused Russia and its backed separatists for the incident.</li></ul></li> <li>Mass protests in <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> have taken place near the Russian consulate and the <a href="/wiki/Russian_102nd_Military_Base" title="Russian 102nd Military Base">Russian 102nd Military Base</a> after a Russian soldier <a href="/wiki/2015_Gyumri_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Gyumri massacre">brutally murdered</a> a local family of seven, including a two-year-old and a 6-month-old.</li></ul></li> <li>15 January <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russian_financial_crisis_(2014%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian financial crisis (2014–present)">Russian financial crisis</a>: <ul><li>One US dollar equals 66 Russian rubles. <a href="/wiki/Moody%27s_Investors_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Moody's Investors Service">Moody's Investors Service</a> has downgraded Russia's government bond rating to Baa3/Prime 3 (P-3) from Baa2/Prime 2 (P-2).</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>27 February – Russian politician <a href="/wiki/Boris_Nemtsov" title="Boris Nemtsov">Boris Nemtsov</a> was <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Boris_Nemtsov" title="Assassination of Boris Nemtsov">shot and killed</a> in the center of Moscow.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>7 March – Russian authorities arrest two men, Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev, suspects from the rebellious <a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus" title="North Caucasus">North Caucasus</a> region, according to Russian state media reports, relying on a statement from the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Security_Service" title="Federal Security Service">Federal Security Service</a> Director <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bortnikov" title="Alexander Bortnikov">Alexander Bortnikov</a>. However, Nemtsov's daughter, <a href="/wiki/Zhanna_Nemtsova" title="Zhanna Nemtsova">Zhanna Nemtsova</a>, speaking from Germany, says she has no idea who they are. Many still suspect Russian governmental involvement in his death.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>11 March – A fire in the shopping center Admiral in <a href="/wiki/Kazan" title="Kazan">Kazan</a> kills 17 people and injures 55.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>15 March – The documentary film <i><a href="/wiki/Crimea._The_Way_Home" title="Crimea. The Way Home">Crimea. The Way Home</a></i> is released on <a href="/wiki/Rossiya_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Rossiya 1">Rossiya 1</a> and on YouTube.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2 April – The Russian-flagged fishing trawler <i>Dalniy Vostok</i> <a href="/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Dalniy_Vostok" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinking of the Dalniy Vostok">sinks</a> off the <a href="/wiki/Kamchatka_Peninsula" title="Kamchatka Peninsula">Kamchatka Peninsula</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Okhotsk" title="Sea of Okhotsk">Sea of Okhotsk</a>, killing 56 of its 132 crew. Sixty-three people have been rescued by other fishing vessels, while 12 are still missing.</li> <li>4 April – Twenty-six workers of the <a href="/wiki/Vostochny_Cosmodrome" title="Vostochny Cosmodrome">Vostochny Cosmodrome</a> have begun a hunger strike, joining over 100 laborers protesting delayed wage payments since 24 March.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>9 May - Russia's <a href="/wiki/2015_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade" title="2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade">2015 Victory Day Parade</a> was held on <a href="/wiki/Red_Square" title="Red Square">Red Square</a> in <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the <a href="/wiki/Great_Patriotic_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Patriotic War">Great Patriotic War</a> in 1945. Over 10,000 troops of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Russian Armed Forces">Russian Armed Forces</a> and 1,300 troops from 10 foreign countries were also on parade, including contingents from nations in the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States">Commonwealth of Independent States</a>, as well as contingents from <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a> participated in the parade.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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id="International_sports_competition">International sports competition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: International sports competition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Russia will participate in many international athletic competitions: <a href="/wiki/2015_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships">2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_IIHF_World_Championship" title="2015 IIHF World Championship">2015 IIHF World Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_European_Figure_Skating_Championships" title="2015 European Figure Skating Championships">2015 European Figure Skating Championships</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_1" title="2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1">2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Russia&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Category:2015_deaths" title="Category:2015 deaths">Category:2015 deaths</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deaths_in_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Deaths in 2015">Deaths in 2015</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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foil">1976</a>).</li> <li>10 January – <a href="/wiki/Denis_Tsygurov" title="Denis Tsygurov">Denis Tsygurov</a>, 43, ice hockey player (<a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>).</li> <li>12 January – <a href="/wiki/Elena_Obraztsova" title="Elena Obraztsova">Elena Obraztsova</a>, 75, mezzo-soprano.</li> <li>15 January – <a href="/wiki/Rimma_Markova" title="Rimma Markova">Rimma Markova</a>, 89, actress.</li> <li>17 January – <a href="/wiki/Origa" title="Origa">Origa</a>, 44, singer (<i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex" title="Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex">Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex</a></i>).</li> <li>23 January – <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Lastin" title="Alexander Lastin">Alexander Lastin</a>, 38, chess grandmaster.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Alexander_Melentyev" title="Alexander Melentyev">Alexander Melentyev</a>, 60, sport shooter, Olympic champion (<a href="/wiki/Shooting_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_50_metre_pistol" title="Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre pistol">1980</a>).</li> <li>21 February – <a href="/wiki/Aleksei_Gubarev" title="Aleksei Gubarev">Aleksei Gubarev</a>, 83, cosmonaut.</li> <li>23 February – <a href="/wiki/Maria_Golovnina" title="Maria Golovnina">Maria Golovnina</a>, 34, journalist, <a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a> bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan.</li> <li>27 February – <a href="/wiki/Boris_Nemtsov" title="Boris Nemtsov">Boris Nemtsov</a>, 55, politician, First Deputy Prime Minister (1997–1998), Deputy Prime Minister (1998).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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exist)">1749</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1750_in_Russia" title="1750 in Russia">1750</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1751_in_Russia" title="1751 in Russia">1751</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1752_in_Russia" title="1752 in Russia">1752</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1753_in_Russia" title="1753 in Russia">1753</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1754_in_Russia" title="1754 in Russia">1754</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1755_in_Russia" title="1755 in Russia">1755</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1756_in_Russia" title="1756 in Russia">1756</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1757_in_Russia" title="1757 in Russia">1757</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1758_in_Russia" title="1758 in Russia">1758</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1759_in_Russia" title="1759 in Russia">1759</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1760_in_Russia" title="1760 in Russia">1760</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1761_in_Russia" title="1761 in Russia">1761</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1762_in_Russia" title="1762 in Russia">1762</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1763_in_Russia" title="1763 in Russia">1763</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1764_in_Russia" title="1764 in Russia">1764</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1765_in_Russia" title="1765 in Russia">1765</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1766_in_Russia" title="1766 in Russia">1766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1767_in_Russia" title="1767 in Russia">1767</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1768_in_Russia" title="1768 in Russia">1768</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1769_in_Russia" title="1769 in Russia">1769</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1770_in_Russia" title="1770 in Russia">1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1771_in_Russia" title="1771 in Russia">1771</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1772_in_Russia" title="1772 in Russia">1772</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1773_in_Russia" title="1773 in Russia">1773</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1774_in_Russia" title="1774 in Russia">1774</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1775_in_Russia" title="1775 in Russia">1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_in_Russia" title="1776 in Russia">1776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1777_in_Russia" title="1777 in Russia">1777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1778_in_Russia" title="1778 in Russia">1778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1779_in_Russia" title="1779 in Russia">1779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1780_in_Russia" title="1780 in Russia">1780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1781_in_Russia" title="1781 in Russia">1781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1782_in_Russia" title="1782 in Russia">1782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1783_in_Russia" title="1783 in Russia">1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1784_in_Russia" title="1784 in Russia">1784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1785_in_Russia" title="1785 in Russia">1785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1786_in_Russia" title="1786 in Russia">1786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_in_Russia" title="1787 in Russia">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1788_in_Russia" title="1788 in Russia">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1789_in_Russia" title="1789 in Russia">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_in_Russia" title="1790 in Russia">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_in_Russia" title="1791 in Russia">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_in_Russia" title="1792 in Russia">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_in_Russia" title="1793 in Russia">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_in_Russia" title="1794 in Russia">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_in_Russia" title="1795 in Russia">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_in_Russia" title="1796 in Russia">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_in_Russia" title="1797 in Russia">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_in_Russia" title="1798 in Russia">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_in_Russia" title="1799 in Russia">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_in_Russia" title="1800 in Russia">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_in_Russia" title="1801 in Russia">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_in_Russia" title="1802 in Russia">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_in_Russia" title="1803 in Russia">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_in_Russia" title="1804 in Russia">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_in_Russia" title="1805 in Russia">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_in_Russia" title="1806 in Russia">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_in_Russia" title="1807 in Russia">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_in_Russia" title="1808 in Russia">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_in_Russia" title="1809 in Russia">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_in_Russia" title="1810 in Russia">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_in_Russia" title="1811 in Russia">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_in_Russia" title="1812 in Russia">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_in_Russia" title="1813 in Russia">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_in_Russia" title="1814 in Russia">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_in_Russia" title="1815 in Russia">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1816_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1816 in Russia (page does not exist)">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1817_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1817 in Russia (page does not exist)">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_in_Russia" title="1818 in Russia">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1819_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1819 in Russia (page does not exist)">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1820_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1820 in Russia (page does not exist)">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_Russia" title="1821 in Russia">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1822_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1822 in Russia (page does not exist)">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1823_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1823 in Russia (page does not exist)">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_Russia" title="1824 in Russia">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_Russia" title="1825 in Russia">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1826_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1826 in Russia (page does not exist)">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1827_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1827 in Russia (page does not exist)">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_Russia" title="1828 in Russia">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_Russia" title="1829 in Russia">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_Russia" title="1830 in Russia">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_Russia" title="1831 in Russia">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1832_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1832 in Russia (page does not exist)">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1833_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1833 in Russia (page does not exist)">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_Russia" title="1834 in Russia">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1835_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1835 in Russia (page does not exist)">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1836_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1836 in Russia (page does not exist)">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_Russia" title="1837 in Russia">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1838_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1838 in Russia (page does not exist)">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1839_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1839 in Russia (page does not exist)">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_Russia" title="1840 in Russia">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1841_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1841 in Russia (page does not exist)">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1842_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1842 in Russia (page does not exist)">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_Russia" title="1843 in Russia">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_Russia" title="1844 in Russia">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_Russia" title="1845 in Russia">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_Russia" title="1846 in Russia">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1847_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1847 in Russia (page does not exist)">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_Russia" title="1848 in Russia">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_Russia" title="1849 in Russia">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1850_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1850 in Russia (page does not exist)">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_Russia" title="1851 in Russia">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_Russia" title="1852 in Russia">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_Russia" title="1853 in Russia">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_Russia" title="1854 in Russia">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_Russia" title="1855 in Russia">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_Russia" title="1856 in Russia">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_Russia" title="1857 in Russia">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_Russia" title="1858 in Russia">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_Russia" title="1859 in Russia">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_Russia" title="1860 in Russia">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Russia" title="1861 in Russia">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Russia" title="1862 in Russia">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Russia" title="1863 in Russia">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Russia" title="1864 in Russia">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Russia" title="1865 in Russia">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Russia" title="1866 in Russia">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Russia" title="1867 in Russia">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Russia" title="1868 in Russia">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Russia" title="1869 in Russia">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Russia" title="1870 in Russia">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1871_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1871 in Russia (page does not exist)">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Russia" title="1872 in Russia">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1873_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1873 in Russia (page does not exist)">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Russia" title="1874 in Russia">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Russia" title="1875 in Russia">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Russia" title="1876 in Russia">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Russia" title="1877 in Russia">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Russia" title="1878 in Russia">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Russia" title="1879 in Russia">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Russia" title="1880 in Russia">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Russia" title="1881 in Russia">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Russia" title="1882 in Russia">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Russia" title="1883 in Russia">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Russia" title="1884 in Russia">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Russia" title="1885 in Russia">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Russia" title="1886 in Russia">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Russia" title="1887 in Russia">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Russia" title="1888 in Russia">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Russia" title="1889 in Russia">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Russia" title="1890 in Russia">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Russia" title="1891 in Russia">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Russia" title="1892 in Russia">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Russia" title="1893 in Russia">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Russia" title="1894 in Russia">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Russia" title="1895 in Russia">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Russia" title="1896 in Russia">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Russia" title="1897 in Russia">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Russia" title="1898 in Russia">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Russia" title="1899 in Russia">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Russia" title="1900 in Russia">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Russia" title="1901 in Russia">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Russia" title="1902 in Russia">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Russia" title="1903 in Russia">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Russia" title="1904 in Russia">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Russia" title="1905 in Russia">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Russia" title="1906 in Russia">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Russia" title="1907 in Russia">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Russia" title="1908 in Russia">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Russia" title="1909 in Russia">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Russia" title="1910 in Russia">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Russia" title="1911 in Russia">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Russia" title="1912 in Russia">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Russia" title="1913 in Russia">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Russia" title="1914 in Russia">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Russia" title="1915 in Russia">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Russia" title="1916 in Russia">1916</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Revolution and Civil War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Russia" title="1917 in Russia">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Russia" title="1918 in Russia">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Russia" title="1919 in Russia">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Russia" title="1920 in Russia">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Russia" title="1921 in Russia">1921</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soviet Union</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1922 in the Soviet Union">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1923 in the Soviet Union">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1924 in the Soviet Union">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1925 in the Soviet Union">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1926 in the Soviet Union">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1927 in the Soviet Union">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1928 in the Soviet Union">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1929 in the Soviet Union">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1930 in the Soviet Union">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1931 in the Soviet Union">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1932 in the Soviet Union">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1933 in the Soviet Union">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1934 in the Soviet Union">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1935 in the Soviet Union">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1936 in the Soviet Union">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1937 in the Soviet Union">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1938 in the Soviet Union">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1939 in the Soviet Union">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1940 in the Soviet Union">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1941 in the Soviet Union">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1942 in the Soviet Union">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1943 in the Soviet Union">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1944 in the Soviet Union">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1945 in the Soviet Union">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1946 in the Soviet Union">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1947 in the Soviet Union">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1948 in the Soviet Union">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1949 in the Soviet Union">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1950 in the Soviet Union">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1951 in the Soviet Union">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1952 in the Soviet Union">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1953 in the Soviet Union">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1954 in the Soviet Union">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1955 in the Soviet Union">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1956 in the Soviet Union">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1957 in the Soviet Union">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1958 in the Soviet Union">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1959 in the Soviet Union">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 in the Soviet Union">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1961 in the Soviet Union">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1962 in the Soviet Union">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1963 in the Soviet Union">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1964 in the Soviet Union">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1965 in the Soviet Union">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1966 in the Soviet Union">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1970 in the Soviet Union">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1971 in the Soviet Union">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1976 in the Soviet Union">1976</a></li> <li><a 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exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1985 in the Soviet Union">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1986 in the Soviet Union">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1988 in the Soviet Union">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1989 in the Soviet Union">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1990 in the Soviet Union">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 in the Soviet Union">1991</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Russian Federation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Russia">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Russia" title="2005 in Russia">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Russia" title="2006 in Russia">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Russia" title="2007 in Russia">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Russia" title="2008 in Russia">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Russia" title="2009 in Russia">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Russia" title="2010 in Russia">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Russia" title="2011 in Russia">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Russia" title="2012 in Russia">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Russia" title="2013 in Russia">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Russia" title="2014 in Russia">2014</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Russia" title="2016 in Russia">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Russia" title="2017 in Russia">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Russia" title="2018 in Russia">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Russia" title="2019 in Russia">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Russia" title="2020 in Russia">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Russia" title="2021 in Russia">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_Russia" title="2022 in Russia">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_Russia" title="2023 in Russia">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_Russia" title="2024 in Russia">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_Russia" title="2025 in Russia">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="2015_in_Asia403" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Afghanistan" title="2015 in Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Armenia" title="2015 in Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Azerbaijan" title="2015 in Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Bahrain" title="2015 in Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Bangladesh" title="2015 in Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Bhutan" title="2015 in Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Brunei" title="2015 in Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Cambodia" title="2015 in Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_China" title="2015 in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Cyprus" title="2015 in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a 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title="2015 in Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Turkmenistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in Turkmenistan (page does not exist)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="2015 in the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Uzbekistan" title="2015 in Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Vietnam" title="2015 in Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Yemen" title="2015 in Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Northern_Cyprus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in Northern Cyprus (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_the_State_of_Palestine" title="2015 in the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Taiwan" title="2015 in Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependencies</a> and<br />other territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in the British Indian Ocean Territory (page does not exist)">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Christmas_Island&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in Christmas Island (page does not exist)">Christmas Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (page does not exist)">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Hong_Kong" title="2015 in Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Macau" title="2015 in Macau">Macau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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