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Vladimir Putin
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The Start
Vladimir Putin was born in Leningrad, which is now named St. Petersburg, Russia in modern history. He was an only child of his father, a foreman in a metal factory, and his mother, a homemaker. Putin lived with his parents in an apartment with two other families.
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Graduation and Career
Vladimir Putin graduated from Leningrad University in the law department, but instead of entering in the law field right after graduating, Putin got a job at the KGB, the only one in his class who was accepted out of a hundred. The branch he was assigned to was responsible for recruiting foreigners who would work to gather information for KGB intelligence. http://goo.gl/xLH1n -
Putin gets married
Putin met and married his wife, Lyudmilla, a former teacher of English and French.
She was born January 6, 1958 in Kalingrad, Soviet Union. She also graduated from Leningrad State University. They have two children together, Mariya and Yekatirina. Both her and her and her husband belong to Russian Orthodox faith. She was converted after almost dying in a car accident.
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Dresden, East Germany
The KGB sent Putin to Dresden, East Germany, where he lived undercover as Mr. Adamov, the director of the Soviet-German House of Friendship, a social and cultural club. Putin appeared to genuinely enjoy spending time with Germans, unlike many other KGB agents, and respected the German culture. http://goo.gl/ommaf
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Vladimir Putin is adviser of international affairs
Putin retired the active KGB and was appointed as Anatoly Sobchak’s (mayor of Saint Petersburg) adviser on international affairs.This increased Putin’s power and experience in politics. http://goo.gl/uiFEL -
Retirement
After coming out of college and for about 6 years Putin was a part of KGB. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Putin retired from the KGB with the rank of a colonel and quickly began to build a respectable career in reformist politics. http://goo.gl/PJfkJ -
Silenced
The Russian government takes over the NTV television station and cracks down on other independent media outlets. Putin is accused of silencing independent voices. The transfer of control would be a direct result of a dispute between Gazprom, the state-controlled energy monopoly, and Media-Most, a private media conglomerate. http://goo.gl/Gp3PK -
Putin Approves Kyoto Protocal
Putin approves Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Putin's approval will make the United Nations environment pact aimed at cutting down global warming effective worldwide. Russia's support to make it internationally binding after the United States, the world's biggest polluter,
pulled out in 2001.
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Putin Visits Israel
Putin made a historic visit to Israel to talk with the prime minister Ariel Sharon. This was the first visit made there by any Kremlin leader. Putin was there to allay fears that Israel's security was threatened by Russia's nuclear assistance to Iran and missile sales to Syria. Putin's trip is a concrete sign of improved ties between Russia and Israel as they work to overcome a complicated and troubled relationship dating back decades. http://goo.gl/pd7GU -
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Vladmir Putin is Time's Person of the Year
Putin is voted for Time’s Person Of The Year because he has taken over Russia’s economy, military, and government and made them a better. He has turned Russia around; from a broken and recovering country in the late 90’s to a powerful and important nation. -
Tension between the United States and Russia
Putin says Russia will go back to its Cold War stance of aiming its missiles at Europe if United States went ahead with a plan to build a missile defense shield near Russia's borders. Personally though, Putin and ex president George W. Bush are on friendly terms. -
Vladimir Putin is TIME's Person of the Year
Vladimir Putin was Time’s Person Of The Year... Putin is voted for Time’s Person Of The Year because he has taken over Russia’s economy, military, and government and made them a better. He has turned Russia around; from a broken and recovering country in the late 90’s to a powerful and important nation.
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Vladimir Putin is appointed Prime Minister
On 8 May 2008, only a day after handing the presidency to Dmitry Medvedev (The current president of Russia) Putin was appointed Prime Minister of Russia. Although he was not president anymore, everyone knew Putin still controlled the power. http://goo.gl/MHyCQ. http://goo.gl/PcfTP -
Tension Between the West and Russia
Putin says Russia will go back to its Cold War stance of aiming its missiles at Europe if Washington went ahead with a plan to build a missile defense shield near Russia's borders. This increases tensions between the East and the West. http://goo.gl/rFJhu. http://goo.gl/w4V5N.
