Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia.

Vladimir Putin (born 7 October 1952) is the president of Russia. He is serving as the president since 2012. Before being the president, he was the foreign intelligence officer and served almost for 16 years. Today, world recognizes him as one of the most strategic and powerful person. 

Early Life

Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union of the then time, Putin accomplished his degree in Law from Leningrad State University. Then after resignation of the president of the Russia in 1999, he became president. He was re-elected president again in 2004. Putin’s birth was headed by the death of two brothers, Viktor and Albert, born in the mid-1930s. Albert died in infancy and Viktor died of diphtheria in Second World War. His mother used to work at factory and his father used to work as a recruitment officer in Soviet Navy.  His father extremely wounded in 1942 and his grandmother was killed by German invaders. 

Political Career

Putin was appointed in the post of international affair in 1990.  On the same way, he got in the post of First Deputy Chairman of the Government of Saint Petersburg. In June 1996 Putin was appointed as Deputy Chief of the Presidential Property Management Department. In 1997, the then president Boris Yeltsin appointed him as the deputy chief of presidential staff. 

Finally on 9 August 1999, he became Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation. It was the same year in December; he became Acting president of the country. Still he is serving as the president of the Russia.

Family Life

Putin married Lyudmila Shakrebneva in 1983 (on 28 July). After getting married they began to live in Germany. They gave birth to two children, both of them are daughters: Mariya and Yekaterina. However their marital life halted since 2013 as Putin announced their marriage to be over. They got divorce and separated.

Religion

Putin is a Christina. His mother is a very devoted Christian who used to go to Russian Orthodox Church. However Putin began to devote himself in religion after a horrible car crash in 1993. It was a life threatening accident.  

When asked in 2007 whether he believes in God, he responded, "... There are things I believe, which should not in my position, at least, be shared with the public at large for everybody's consumption because that would look like self-advertising or a political striptease." (according to Wikipedia)

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