Vladimir Putin Famous as the current President of Russia and a former intelligence officer. He is the second longest-serving European President after Alexander Lukashenko. Previously he was Director of the Federal Security Service, Secretary of the Security Council and Prime Minister of Russia. During his military service, he also served in the belligerent Second Chechen War, the Syrian Civil War, the Russo-Georgian War and the Russo-Ukrainian War. He is currently in the limelight for his orders in the ongoing Russo-Ukraine war over NATO talks.
early life
Putin was born on 7 October 1952 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The names of his parents are Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin and Maria Ivanovna Shelomova. His mother was a devout Christian and attended the Russian Orthodox Church, while his father was an atheist. His siblings are Albert Putin and Viktor Putin who are no longer alive. Albert died in infancy, while Viktor died of diphtheria during the Nazi siege of Leningrad in World War II.
Putin started his schooling at school number 193 in Baskov Lane near his home. He studied German at St Petersburg High School 281 and learned sambo and judo at the age of 12. In 1970 he studied law at Leningrad State University. He also attended the Academy of Foreign Intelligence and St. Petersburg Mining University.
Vladimir Putin’s career
During his studies, he met Anatoly Sobchak, an assistant professor who taught business law and later became a co-author of the Russian Constitution and prosecuted the regime of corruption in France. He had an influence on Putin’s career in Moscow. After training in the KGB, he was transferred to the First Main Directorate and served for 16 years.
In May 1990 he was appointed advisor on international affairs to the mayor of Leningrad, Anatoly Sobchak. The following year he became the head of the mayor’s office’s committee on external relations. From 1994 to 1996 he held several political and government positions in St. Petersburg and became the chairman of the political party “Our Motherland – Russia”.
political career
From 1996 to 2004 he served his political career and led several election campaigns. In 1999 he became Acting President of the Russian Federation. In June 2000, Yeltsin’s resignation meant that presidential elections were held within three months, and he won the first round on March 26, 2000 with 53% of the vote.
He was inaugurated as president on May 7, 2000, and was later criticized for his mishandling of the Kursk submarine disaster in August. He was elected president for a second term from 2004 to 2008 with 71% of the vote. Because of the Beslan school hostage incident, he focused more on the safety net. On 12 September 2007, he dissolved the government at the request of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.
Prime Minister
He was appointed Prime Minister of Russia on May 8, 2008 and maintained his political dominance. Between 2005 and 2012 he organized several paramilitary groups loyal to himself and the United Russia party. From 2012 to 2018, Medvedev recommended Putin as a presidential candidate. On 4 March 2012, he won the 2012 Russian presidential election with 63.6% of the vote.
In 2012–2013 she supported strict LGBT laws and participated in a televised All-Russia Popular Front rally. As president, he has dealt with conflict with Ukraine, intervened in the Syrian civil war, and interfered in the 2016 US elections. In 2018, he won over 76% of the votes in the 2018 presidential election. He also participated in the inauguration of the movement along the Crimean Bridge highway section.
In 2020, he was confirmed to the post and appointed prime minister by the State Duma, the first time a prime minister was confirmed unopposed. During the COVID pandemic, he prompted the Russian military to send military medics, special disinfection vehicles and other medical equipment to Italy, which was hit hardest by the pandemic. In June 2021, he was fully vaccinated against the disease with the Sputnik V vaccine.
Russia-Ukraine crisis
In September, as the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolded, the Kremlin warned that NATO was crossing the red line in expanding military infrastructure in Ukraine. The expansion would be able to deploy long-range missiles and hit Russian cities or missile defense systems.
He turned to the US for a legal guarantee that NATO would not expand or install a weapon system that would threaten Russian territory. But the US and NATO rejected their demands. There were rumors of a Russo-Ukraine war in 2022. On February 23, 2022, he invaded Ukraine and reported attacks in the capital, Kyiv.
Biography of Vladimir Putin |
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| Real Name | Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin |
| Date of birth | October 7, 1952 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 69 years |
| birth place | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, (Saint Petersburg) Russia |
| nationality | Russian |
| Work | Current President and former intelligence officer of Russia |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | scale |
physical statistics |
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| height | feet in inches – 5′ 6″ – in centimeters – 168 cm |
| weight | in kilograms – 71 kg – in pounds – 152 pounds |
| shoe size | (We) |
| hair color | salt and pepper |
| eye color | Blue |
| body type | slim |
family |
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| father | Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin |
| Mother | Maria Ivanovna Putina |
| Sister | , |
| Brothers | Two (Victor and Albert Putin) |
Qualification / Education |
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| school | St. Petersburg Gymnasium |
| university | Leningrad State University |
Relationship Status |
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| marital status | divorced |
| Dizziness | Yes |
| Who is Vladimir Putin’s girlfriend? | Alina Kabaeva |
| Who is his ex-wife? | Lyudmila Alexandrovna Ocheretnaya |
| Children | Two (Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova) |
personal life
On July 28 he married Lyudmila Shkrebneva. They have two daughters named Maria Putina and Yekaterina Putin and live together in East Germany. In April 2008, the Moskovsky correspondent reported that he divorced Lyudmila and engaged to Alina Kabaeva. Alina was an Olympic gold medalist, former rhythmic gymnast and Russian politician. The rumors were quelled and the newspaper company was also shut down soon after. He continued to perform in a public place with Lyudmila.
On June 6, 2013, he announced a divorce from Lyudmila, and on April 1, 2014, it was finalized. In 2015, Alina gave birth to a daughter, and she is called father. Alina gave birth to twin sons in 2019. In the November 2020 ProAct media investigation, he has another daughter, Elizaveta, with Svetlana Krivonogikh, who was born in March 2003.
vladimir putin net worth
Vladimir Putin has earned a lot mainly through his political career. His salary has been estimated to be around $187,000 per year. He earns from political campaigns, offshore business and various interviews. According to sources, his net worth is estimated to be around $70 billion. Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov noted that he probably had more money than anyone in human history.
Facts about Vladimir Putin
- His cousin Igor Putin was a director at the Moscow Bank and was accused of several money laundering scams.
- He was awarded the Eighth Dan Black Belt in 2012, becoming the first Russian to achieve this status.
- Putin received five dogs named Connie, Buffy, Yum, Varney and Pasha as gifts from various national leaders.
- He supports the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg football team and is also interested in ice hockey and bandy.
- He joined the KGB in 1975 and trained at the 401st KGB School.
- During his political career, he would have worked as a private taxi driver to earn extra money.
- When Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist who exposed corruption in the Russian military, was shot dead, Putin was accused of failing to protect the country’s media.
- On 14 June 2018, they opened the 21st FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia for the first time.
- On March 24, 2020, he visited a COVID hospital and spoke to patients and doctors in the Moscow communarka.
- In 2001 he was honored at the University of Athens, Baku Slavic University and Yerevan State University.
