Vladimir Putin Residence(s) Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Alma mater Leningrad State University (LLB) Leningrad Mining Institute (Kandidat Nauk) Awards Full list Signature 60 more rows
Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya Vladimir Putin / Wife (m. 1983–2014)
Putin (Russian: Путин) is a masculine Russian surname. Its feminine counterpart is Putina (Russian: Путина). Notable people with the surname include: Igor Putin (born 1953), a Russian businessman and politician, cousin of Vladimir Putin.
It operates as the suburban residence of the President of Russia, officially recognized as such in 2000, although, throughout President Vladimir Putin's second tenure, he has spent progressively more time at Novo-Ogaryovo, so much so that it has been unofficially termed the de facto residence of the head of state.
The Grand Kremlin Palace is the current residence of the Russian president, where official events are held. For example, the inauguration of the President of Russia takes place in The Hall of the Order of St. Andrew.
A referendum was not legally required to enact the amendments, but holding one gave the changes legitimacy. As Putin was permitted two more consecutive terms without regard for his previous tenure, the 2020 constitutional amendment gave him legal authority to stay in office until 2036.
Relationship with Vladimir Putin Roldugin introduced Putin's daughters both Katya and Masha to playing the piano and the violin. He has been friends with Putin since the late 1970s. In March 2016 The Guardian described Roldugin as "Putin's best friend". It was Roldugin who introduced Putin to Lyudmila, his future wife.
Similarly, a 2017 opinion poll by the Moscow-based non-governmental think tank Levada-Center states that Russians identified India as one of their top five "friends", with the others being Belarus, China, Kazakhstan and Syria.
International Country polledFavorableUnfavorable Russia 79% 11% Serbia 81% 13% Moldova 77% 18% India 53% 4%52 more rows