[2][1] He played for Strela Kazan in the Championship of Russia, having won several titles.
[3] Artashin represented the USSR youth rugby team and the Russian national side on several occasions most notably at the 2000 World Cup.
[5] Artashin was named Master of Sports of Russia in 2003 and took part at several senior tournaments.
[9] A trophy awarded to one of the junior rugby sevens teams in the Volga District was named after Vyacheslav Artashin: in 2015 it was presented to the winners by his brother Sergey.
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