2009 in Russia

54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

Russian docking module of the International Space Station

the inaugural conference of the heads of its four member states

Koronas-Foton (), also known as CORONAS-Photon (Complex Orbital Observations Near-Earth of Activity of the Sun-Photon), was a Russian solar research satellite. It was the third satellite in the Russian CORONAS programme, and part of the international Living With a Star programme. It was launched on 30 January 2009, from Site 32/2 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, aboard the final flight of the Tsyklon-3 rocket. On 1 December 2009 all scientific instruments on the satellite were turned off due to the problems with power supply that were caused by a design flaw.

Belarus–Russia trade dispute

Strategy-31 () is a series of civic protests in support of the right to peaceful assembly in Russia guaranteed by Article 31 of the Russian constitution. Since July 31, 2009, the protests were held in Moscow on Triumfalnaya Square on the 31st of every month with 31 days.

military exercise of the Russian and Belarusian armed forces in the year 2009

former Europe's largest marketplace in Moscow, Russia

overview of Russia-related events during the year of 2009

political conflict

Ekspress-AM44 (, meaning Express-AM44) is a Russian domestic communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia. To provide of communications services (digital television, telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, the Internet access, presidential and governmental mobile communications) and to deploy satellite networks by applying Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) technology to Russia.

overview of the impact of the Great Recession in Russia

Russian military parade

Ekspress-MD1 (Russian: ), was a Russian geostationary communications satellite operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and designed and manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center on the Yakhta satellite bus for RSCC's Ekspress series. It massed at launch, had a power production capacity of 1300 watts with a C-band and L-band payload.