2007-06-05 20:17:02 · 5 answers · asked by henok_9 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
You mean, Vladimir Putin?
Vladimir Putin
Political Figure / President of Russia
Born: 7 October 1952
Birthplace: Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg)
Best known as: President of the Russian Federation, 2000-
As the hand-picked successor of Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin was elected president of the Russian Federation in 2000. After earning a law degree in 1975, Putin joined the KGB, the security force of the former Soviet Union. He spent years working primarily in East Germany, then left the service in 1991 and became active in the politics of St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad). He was brought to Moscow by Yeltsin in 1996 and served as an administrator in the Kremlin and an official for the security organizations which replaced the KGB. In 1999 Putin became Yeltsin's fifth prime minister in 17 months, then became acting president when Yeltsin left office. He was officially elected to the office in 2000 and then re-elected in a landslide vote in March of 2004.
2007-06-05 22:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Eskimo Hammer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Putin is a great cousin of the Russian president Vladimir Putin
2007-06-05 20:28:16 · answer #2 · answered by мαяια 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alexander putin is the cousin and freind of president of russia
2007-06-05 22:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dangerous dictator with a misguided view of the West who will likely lead us into World War 111.
2015-01-30 02:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is right now the President of Russia and a very controversial and possibly dangerous man.
2007-06-06 03:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋