INTRODUCTION

Vladimir Putin was born on 7

October 1952 in leningrad then part
of the Soviet Union.  At age 12, he
began to practice sambo and judo.
He is Judo black belt and national
master of sports in Sambo. Putin
studied Law at the Saint Petersburg
State University in 1970 and
graduated in 1975
 KGB CAREER
In 1975, Putin joined the KGB,
and trained at the 401st KGB
school in Okhta, Leningrad.  From
1985 to 1990, he served
in Dresden, East Germany, using a
cover identity as a translator.  Putin
resigned with the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel on 20
August 1991.Putin was a
 KGB foreign intelligence officer
for 16 years.
 START OF POLITICAL CAREER
In March 1994, Putin was appointed
as First Deputy Chairman of
the Government of Saint
Petersburg. On 9 August 1999,
Putin was appointed one of three
First Deputy Prime Ministers, and
later on that day was appointed
acting Prime Minister of the
Government of the Russian
Federation by President Yeltsin
 START AS PRESIDENT
On 31 December 1999,
Yeltsin unexpectedly resigned
and, according to
the Constitution of Russia,
Putin became Acting President
of the Russian Federation. The
inauguration of President
Putin occurred on 7 May
2000.
 DOMESTIC POLICIES
Putin's domestic policies,
especially early in his first
presidency, were aimed at
creating a vertical power
structure. On 13 May 2000, he
issued a decree putting the
89 federal subjects of
Russia into seven
administrative federal districts
 SPORTS
Putin has won international
support for sport in Russia.He
led a successful effort on behalf
of Sochi  for the 2014 Winter
Olympics and the 2014 Winter
Paralympics,  Putin stated that
gay athletes would not face any
discrimination at the 2014 Sochi
Winter Olympics
 PUBLIC IMAGE
By May 2014,  Putin's
approval rating had rebounded
to 85.9%, a six-year high.  In
February 2015, based on new
domestic polling, Putin was
ranked the world's most
popular politician.In June
2015, Putin's approval rating
climbed to 89%, an all-time
high.
 FAMILY
On 28 July 1983, Putin
married Lyudmila Shkrebneva, and they
lived together in East Germany from
1985 to 1990. They have two daughters,
Mariya Putina, born 28 April 1985 in
Leningrad, and Yekaterina Putina, born
31 August 1986 in Dresden, East
Germany .On 6 June 2013, Putin
announced that their marriage was over,
and on 1 April 2014, the Kremlin
confirmed that the divorce had been
finalized.
 RELIGION
Putin's mother was a devoted
Christian believer who attended
the Russian Orthodox Church,
and his father was an atheist.
According to Putin, his
religious awakening began after
a serious car crash involving
his wife in 1993, and a life-
threatening fire that burned
down their dacha in August
1996.
 PERSONAL IMAGE
Putin cultivates an outdoor,
sporty, tough guy public image,
demonstrating his physical
prowess and taking part in
unusual or dangerous acts, such
as extreme sports and interaction
with wild animals, Outside of
Russia, Putin's macho image has
been the subject of parody.
There are a large number of
songs about Putin.
 REVIEW
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