6 January - Russia begins to withdraw forces fromSyria starting with an aircraft carrier group.[1] Meanwhile, a declassified report in the US claims that President Putin ordered a campaign to influence last year's election againstDemocratic candidate,Hillary Clinton.[2]
9 January - The death toll of people who died from alcohol poisoning inIrkutsk rises to 76.[3]\
20 January - A rally was held against the transfer ofSaint Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church in St. Petersburg.[4]
27 January - Russian lawmakers voted, 380–3, todecriminalize certain forms of domestic violence. Under the new law, first-time offenses that do not result in "serious bodily harm" carry a maximum fine of 30,000 rubles, up to 15 days' administrative arrest, or up to 120 hours of community service.[5]
26 March -Protests against alleged corruption in the federal Russian government took place simultaneously in many cities across the country. They were triggered by the lack of proper response from the Russian authorities to the published investigative filmHe Is Not Dimon to You, which has garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube.
20 April – The Russian government has prohibitedJehovah's Witnesses in all of Russia, going in favor of the Ministry of Justice.
29 April - Dozens are detained at protests against a re-election of Putin, with at least 30 arrested in St Petersburg and 16 in Kemerovo, and over 125 detentions being reported.[7]
10 June – A gunman, 49-year-old Igor Zenkov, kills four people before being shot dead by local police and theNational Guard during a special operation in the township ofKratovo, Moscow Oblast.[10][11]
June 31 - The number of people fined or arrested for alleged violations of public gathering regulations is 2.5 times higher in the first half of 2017 alone than in the entire year of 2016.[14]
September 5 –A school shooting occurs in Ivanteyevka inMoscow Oblast. When ninth-grader Mikhail Pivnev entered the building of "Educational Center No. 1", where he was a student and opened fire from an air rifle, and then detonated homemade explosive devices. As a result of the attack, four people were injured - an IT teacher, whom the teenager hit in the head with a cleaver and shot in the face, as well as three school students who jumped out of the window of the educational institution.[16]
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