2006-09-06 18:35:52 · 28 answers · asked by mailtymothy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Vladimir Putin.
2006-09-06 18:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
President Vladimir Putin
2006-09-07 01:40:25 · answer #2 · answered by Louielyn E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ÐладиÌÐ¼Ð¸Ñ ÐладиÌмиÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ ÐÑÌÑин (help·info)) (born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician, and the current President of the Russian Federation. He succeeded Boris Yeltsin on December 31, 1999.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952 in St Petersburg, then known as Leningrad. He was raised as an only child; his two brothers died young, one shortly after birth, the other of diphtheria during World War II. Although it was officially prohibited by the Communist law, Putin was baptized in the Russian Orthodox faith. In his youth he was often called Putka. His father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, was a factory foreman and died in August 1999 (his mother, Maria Ivanovna Putina, died six months earlier).
Mr Putin has good command of English and German and he is fond of sports, especially wrestling. He has been going in for sambo (a Russian style of self-defence) and judo since the age of 11. He won the sambo championships of St Petersburg many times and became Master of Sports first in sambo and later in judo. Putin doesn't smoke and he is not an excessive drinker.
2006-09-07 04:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
2006-09-07 02:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by - Storm - 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin
2006-09-07 02:30:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin
2006-09-07 01:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by mb15_ind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin
2006-09-07 01:37:29 · answer #8 · answered by Chistiaŋ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The current president of Russia is Vladimir Putin.
2006-09-09 16:22:13 · answer #9 · answered by swimming_dramastar19 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin.
2006-09-07 01:42:24 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋