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About Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин?·i Russian pronunciation: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈputʲɪn]; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia) was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Cou... Full Article
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MOSCOW , RUSSIA - OCTOBER 7: Russan writer Tatyana Ustinova is seen prior to a meeting with Russan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Pushkin Museum October 7, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Putin celebrates his 57th birthday today.
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MOSCOW , RUSSIA - OCTOBER 7: Russan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) speaks sits with journalist Alexander Arkhanelsky (L) and writer Tatyana Ustinova during a meeting with a group of Russian writers in Pushkin Museum October 7, 2009 in Moscow, Russia,.
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MOSCOW , RUSSIA - OCTOBER 7: Russan writer Andrey Bitov is seen prior to a meeting with Russan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Pushkin Museum October 7, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Putin celebrates his 57th birthday today.
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MOSCOW , RUSSIA - OCTOBER 7: Russan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) speaks during a meeting with a group of Russian writers as journalist Alexander Arkhanelsky looks on in the Pushkin Museum October 7, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Putin celebrates his 57th birthday today.
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MOSCOW , RUSSIA - OCTOBER 7: Russan writer Sergey Lukyanenko is seen prior to a meeting with Russan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Pushkin Museum October 7, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Putin celebrates his 57th birthday today.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) meets with President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 7, 2009. Putin celebrated his 57th birthday.
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MOSCOW , RUSSIA - OCTOBER 7: Russan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) speaks sits with writers Tatyana Ustinova (C) and Valentin Rasputin during a meeting with a group of Russian writers in Pushkin Museum October 7, 2009 in Moscow, Russia,. Putin celebrates his 57th birthday today.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) meets with President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 7, 2009. Putin celebrated his 57th birthday.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 7, 2009. Putin celebrated his 57th birthday.
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In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, meets with Renault Senior Vice President Christian Esteve, second right, in Moscow, Russia.
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