Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin,, born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician, and is the current President of the Russian Federation...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth7 October 1952
CitySaint Petersburg, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
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My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her - with the goal of saving him.
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My family suffered very major losses during the Second World War, that's true. In my father's family, there were five brothers. I think four of them died. On my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. Russia has suffered great losses. And of course we can't forget that.
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I was brought up in a very ordinary family, in fact, a worker's family. Both my father and mother were ordinary citizens.
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U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman.
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We believe that the G8 countries could contribute more substantially to the Eurasian Group in a similar way to FATF.
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The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization.
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The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step.
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I spend a little time every day to play sports.
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The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine.
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I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children.
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Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.
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We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop nuclear energy, hydro power and renewable energy sources.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education.