69.1%

took first place out of 8 candidates

According to the candidate rankings of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center from February 19-22, February 24-26, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: TASS

Biography

Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, the third child in the family. His father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, served in the navy, in the submarine fleet in the early 1930s, participated in the Great Patriotic War and was wounded. Returning from the front, his father worked as a guard at a car factory, then became a manager.

Vladimir Putin’s mother, Maria Ivanovna Shelomova, also worked at the car factory; she fought in the siege of Leningrad, and was awarded the medal “For the Defense of Leningrad.” Putin’s two older brothers were born in the mid-1930s; one died a few months after birth; the other died of diphtheria during the siege of Leningrad.

“I was born into an ordinary family, with an ordinary, simple lifestyle, which influenced my entire upbringing. I, like many other ordinary people, am a citizen of the great Russian nation.”

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After the war, Vladimir Putin's family rented an apartment, and lived there until he moved to work for the KGB. The family, as Putin shared, lived a very simple, modest life.

“Every Sunday and on holidays, my mother often goes into the kitchen to make pies filled with cabbage, meat or cheese. They are wonderful.”

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During his school years, according to Putin, he was a troublemaker and a bully, not a model student. He participated in martial arts clubs such as judo and karate. In particular, since his youth, he loved watching military films, and dreamed of working in the national security agencies.

3 times election victory

Vladimir Putin has run for election three times and won each time.

Year 2000...................................................................................... 52.94%

Year 2004....................................................................... 71.31%

2012...................................................................................... 63.6%

In 2000, while not officially affiliated with any party, Putin received support from the newly formed Edinstvo faction and won a majority in the election. In 2004, he ran in the election as an independent candidate. In 2012, he was nominated by the United Russia party.

The Road to Becoming a Spy

To become a professional spy, after graduating from high school, Vladimir Putin received a scholarship from the Director of the State Security Committee (KGB) and continued his education. It was here that he learned that to realize his dream, he needed to serve in the army or graduate from law school. Having determined his purpose in life, he carefully prepared for the exam and was admitted to the Law Faculty of Leningrad State University in 1970. After 5 years of study, in 1975 he graduated from university and was recruited into the KGB.

During his time in the KGB, Putin impressed not only the organization's leaders, but also his foreign intelligence colleagues. After serving in Leningrad, Putin went to Moscow to continue his studies at the Andropov Red Army Academy.

From 1985 to 1990, the KGB transferred Putin to work in Dresden, East Germany. During this time, Putin was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, serving as a senior assistant to the head of the KGB there. After the collapse of the East German regime, Putin was recalled to the Soviet Union and returned to Leningrad, where in June 1990 he was given a position in the International Relations Department of Leningrad State University, directly reporting to the vice-rector.

In June 1991, he was appointed Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the St. Petersburg City Hall, with responsibility for strengthening international relations and foreign investment.

In 1994 he became First Vice-Chairman of St. Petersburg, a position he held until he was called to Moscow, in August 1996, to take up several senior positions within the second government of Boris Nikolayevich Yelstin.

He was the civilian head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) (the successor to the KGB) from July 1998 to August 1999, and served as Secretary of the Security Committee from March to August 1999.

Putin said about Crimea:

“We must take the necessary measures to prevent the escalation of tensions in southeastern Ukraine. So that there are no tanks, no military conflicts between peoples with a common history of development. Therefore, behind the defense power of Crimea, there is always our army. They are always ready to fight accurately, professionally and courageously."

Excerpt from an interview in "Look Straight" newspaper on April 18, 2014

Putin on relations with the West:

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Excerpt from Putin's speech at the meeting of the Valdai International Political Discussion Club on October 19, 2017

"Heavy Mission"

Năm 1996, Vladimir Putin theo gia đình chuyển tới Moskva sinh sống, và đảm nhiệm chức vụ Phó giám đốc công việc của Tổng thống, giám sát việc quản lý pháp luật và các vấn đề liên quan đến tài sản ngoại quốc. Kể từ tháng 3/2017, ông trở thành Phó giám đốc Văn phòng Kiểm soát chính của Tổng thống Nga.

Trong giai đoạn từ tháng 5 – tháng 7/1998, ông đảm nhiệm vai trò Phó thường trực Ủy ban chính quyền Tổng thống Liên bang Nga. Tháng 7/1998, Putin được bổ nhiệm làm Giám đốc Dịch vụ An ninh Liên bang.

Tháng 8/1999, Tổng thống Nga thời bấy giờ Yeltsin chỉ định Putin làm Thủ tướng, khiến ông trở thành thủ tướng thứ năm của nước Nga trong khoảng thời gian chưa đầy mười tám tháng. Khi được chỉ định, rất ít người tin rằng Putin, một khuôn mặt rõ ràng ít tiếng tăm, có thể giữ ghế lâu hơn so với những người tiền nhiệm.

"Vào ngày 31 tháng 12 năm 1999, trong giờ khắc giao thừa Boris Yeltsin nói những lời lịch sử của ông: "Tôi mệt rồi, tôi sẽ từ chức" và chỉ định Vladimir Putin làm Tổng thống (tạm quyền), trở thành vị tổng thống thứ hai của nhà nước Liên bang Nga. Theo ông Putin, rất khó để ông đưa ra quyết định, vì đây là "sứ mệnh nặng nề".

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Vladimir Putin giữ chức vụ Tổng thống trong hai nhiệm kỳ: 2000-2004 và 2004-2008. Tiếp đó nhiệm kỳ 2008-2012, ông giữ chức vụ Thủ tướng Nga. Và tiếp tục trở thành nhà lãnh đạo nước Nga kể từ năm 2012 tới nay.

“Một mặt đó là số mệnh, khiến bạn có thể cống hiến hết sức lực của mình cho đất nước. Và thật ngớ ngẩn nếu tôi nói “không” và khởi nghiệp bằng buôn bán hạt giống hay hành nghề luật sư. Và, diễn biến sau đó như thế nào, hẳn mọi người đã rõ”

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Sở thích và tài năng

Nhu đạo: Một trong những môn thể thao ưa thích của Putin là môn võ judo. Hiện nay, ông mang đai đen và giỏi nhất đòn Harai Goshi, một cách quật ném bằng hông. Ngoài ra, còn mang đai đen Karate, vừa ưa thích đấm bốc.

Hockey: participated in the Night Hockey League in 2011.

Dogs, leopards, and other animals:Putin has issued a decree banning the hunting of squirrels and baby animals.

Go fishing:Putin enjoys fishing in Tuva. He also enjoys scuba diving.

Adventure racing: Putin once competed in Formula 1 racing on a special track in Sochi

Play the piano:Putin is a music lover and enjoys playing the piano. The press believes that, in addition to being a talented leader, Putin is also an elegant artist when sitting at the piano.

Speak German as a native language and know English

Private life

Vladimir Putin rarely talks about his family. He is married for 30 years to Lyudmila Putina, a former flight attendant and German teacher. They have two daughters, Maria (born 1985) and Yekaterina (born 1986).

“Ignoring the rumors, my daughters live in Moscow, and so do my grandchildren. They live a life like ordinary people. My children are all involved in scientific research and education."

(Excerpt from "Speak Straight", June 15, 2017)

Putin once shared that, as a grandfather in the family, he did not want his grandchildren to "grow up as princes".

“I want my children to grow up like other normal children, because they need to communicate and play with friends of the same age. If I reveal their names and ages, they will immediately be noticed, lose their freedom, and even be isolated. This greatly affects a child's development.”