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Vladimir Putin: 2: Vladimir Putin Владимир Путин Born 1952 (age 72) 7 May 2000 – 7 May 2008 (acting from 31 December 1999) (8 years, 128 days) 3 : Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000) Mikhail Kasyanov [note 2] Mikhail Fradkov: 4 : Viktor Zubkov: 3: Dmitry Medvedev Дмитрий Медведев Born 1965 (age 59) 7 May 2008 ...
This is a list of rulers of Kievan Rus', the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, the Soviet Union, and the modern Russian Federation.It does not include regents, acting rulers, rulers of the separatist states in the territory of Russia, persons who applied for the post of ruler, but did not become one, rebel leaders who did not control the capital, and the nominal ...
Left office Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets (1917–1938) 1: Lev Kamenev (1883–1936) 9 November 1917 21 November 1917 Communist Party: 2: Yakov Sverdlov (1885–1919) 21 November 1917 16 March 1919 Communist Party — Mikhail Vladimirsky (1874–1951) Acting: 16 March 1919 30 March 1919 ...
Vladimir Putin (1952–) 1: 16 August 1999 7 May 2000 Independent: 34 Mikhail Kasyanov (1957–) • 17 May 2000 24 February 2004 Independent: Vladimir Putin (2000–2008) [note 6] 35 Mikhail Fradkov (1950–) 1: 5 March 2004 7 May 2004 Independent: 2: 12 May 2004 12 September 2007 36: Viktor Zubkov (1941–) • 14 September 2007 7 May 2008 ...
This New Year’s Eve, Vladimir Putin marks a quarter-century as Russia’s first man. While his grip on power appears more secure than ever, fresh uncertainty lies around the corner.
To characterize the kind of state Putin had built in socio-economic terms, in early 2008 professor Marshall I. Goldman coined the term "petrostate" in Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia, [171] where he inter alia argued that while Putin had followed the advice of economic advisers in implementing reforms such as a 13 percent flat tax ...
And the start of Vladimir Putin's as Russia's leader. Following Yeltsin's resignation, in accordance with the Russian constitution, Prime Minister Putin became acting president. Three months later ...
Vladimir Putin, Bill Clinton, and George H. W. Bush appeared at Yeltsin's funeral. President Putin declared the day of his funeral a national day of mourning, with the nation's flags flown at half-staff and all entertainment programs suspended for the day. [175] Putin said, upon declaring 25 April 2007 a day of national mourning, that: