Vladimir Putin

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Vladimir Putin is the long-serving Russian leader and former KGB officer who has played a central and often controversial role in post-Soviet Russian politics and global affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former intelligence officer
head of government
head of state
human
lawyer
politician
continentOfCitizenship Asia
Europe
countryOfCitizenship Russia
dateOfBirth 1952-10-07
educatedAt Leningrad State University
employer FSB
KGB
Russian presidential administration
surface form: Presidential Administration of Russia
familyName Vladimir Putin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Putin
fieldOfStudy law
fullName Vladimir Putin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
givenName Vladimir
hasHonor Order of Lenin
surface form: Order of Lenin (Soviet-era decorations)

Order of Merit for the Fatherland
Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
ideology Russian nationalism
authoritarianism
languageSpoken German
Russian
marriageEnd 2014
marriageStart 1983
memberOf Communist Party of the Soviet Union
United Russia party
surface form: United Russia
militaryBranch KGB
nativeLanguage Russian
notableFor annexation of Crimea in 2014
assertive foreign policy
central role in Russia–West relations in the 21st century
central role in post-Soviet Russian politics
invasion of Ukraine in 2022
numberOfChildren 2
occupation intelligence officer
jurist
politician
officeHeld President of Russia (2012–2018)
President of Russia (2018–2024)
President of Russia (first term 2000–2004)
President of Russia (second term 2004–2008)
Vladimir Putin self-linksurface differs
surface form: President of Russia (term beginning 2024)

Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000)
Prime Minister of Russia (2008–2012)
officeStartTime 2000-05-07
patronymicName Vladimirovich
placeOfBirth Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
surface form: Leningrad

Russian SFSR
Soviet Union
placeOfResidence Kremlin
positionHeld Acting President of Russia
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union State
Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
Chairman of the United Russia party (de facto leader, previously)
President of Russia
Prime Minister of Russia
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Moscow
Novo-Ogaryovo
serviceEndYear 1991
serviceEntryYear 1975
sexOrGender male
sport judo
sambo
spouse Lyudmila Putina

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this entity surface form: President of the Russian Federation
Novo-Ogaryovo associatedWith Vladimir Putin
United Russia party associatedWith Vladimir Putin
subject surface form: United Russia
Dmitry Medvedev closeAllyOf Vladimir Putin
Russo-Georgian War 2008 commander Vladimir Putin
Hard Choices describesPerson Vladimir Putin
Vladimirovich exampleOfUse Vladimir Putin
this entity surface form: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Vladimir Putin familyName Vladimir Putin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Putin
Vladimir Putin fullName Vladimir Putin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Leningrad State University hasAlumnus Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin headOfGovernment Vladimir Putin
Second Chechen War mainCommander Vladimir Putin
Vladimir notableBearer Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin officeHeld Vladimir Putin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: President of Russia (term beginning 2024)
Kremlin officialResidenceOf Vladimir Putin
this entity surface form: President of Russia
Crimean Bridge openedBy Vladimir Putin
Alexei Navalny opposedBy Vladimir Putin
Russia Without Putin opposes Vladimir Putin
Sergei Udaltsov opposes Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev precededByAsPresident Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin replacedBy Vladimir Putin
Lyudmila Putina spouse Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev succeededByAsPresident Vladimir Putin
United Russia party supports Vladimir Putin
subject surface form: United Russia
Novo-Ogaryovo usedBy Vladimir Putin
Novo-Ogaryovo usedDuring Vladimir Putin
this entity surface form: Vladimir Putin presidency