As expected, the president has already received some traditional birthday greetings from foreign leaders. The presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Belarus have sent their best wishes. Putin was also congratulated by Narendra Modi, who offered a more up-to-date form of greeting, wishing Putin "long life, good health & happiness" in a tweet. The prime minister's tweet has already received 1,000 retweets.
Greetings on your birthday, President Putin. I pray for your long life, good health & happiness. @KremlinRussia_E
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 7 октября 2015
Naturally, the president also received greetings from Russian political figures, from parliamentarians to governors and republican leaders. Probably the warmest message of greeting came from Chechen Republic leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who congratulated the president on Instagram.
Kadyrov's message of congratulations praised Putin as "the most popular, courageous, strong, wise, and strong-willed politician in the world," wishing him "good health, good luck and success" in his "very difficult and responsible work!"
The Russian president also received congratulations from famous artists and public figures, including world-famous Italian musicians Toto Cutugno, Pupo, Al Bano, Ricchi e Poveri and Riccardo Fogli, who noted on a Facebook page of an Italian Putin fan club page that the Russian president is today "the main bulwark against the unipolar world and international terrorism!"
Le nostre star Toto Cutugno, Pupo, Albano, Ricchi e Poveri e Riccardo Fogli hanno rivolto gli auguri di buon compleanno…
Posted by Vladimir Putin Italian Fan Club 2.0 on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The news media joined in on the fun, Ruptly offering a humorous compilation of the president's greatest moments of 2015.
See Putin's best moments of 2015 on his 63rd birthdaySee Putin's best moments of 2015 on his 63rd birthday Watch More: http://ow.ly/T6MgX
Posted by Ruptly on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Even the normally anti-Putin liberal English-language newspaper The Moscow Times couldn't help but fete the president, creating an entire article, suspiciously reminiscent of a recent Sputnik piece, complete with quotes and GIFs, on the president's anniversary.
Because it wouldn't be a birthday without GIFs!
Posted by The Moscow Times on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Celebrities and politicians aside, Putin has also received a ton of congratulations from social media users around the world, with the hashtag #PutinDay catching fire on Twitter. Users from Russia and around the world congratulated the Russian president on his special day.
С Днём Рождения Владимир Владимирович! Вы,как никто другой,достойны народной любви #PutinDay #ПрезидентМира pic.twitter.com/JZaEPCkvaX
— Яковлева Наталья (@master1152011) 7 октября 2015
"Happy Birthday Vladimir Vladimirovich! You more than anyone else, are worthy of the people's love!"
Доллар упал ниже 63 в знак уважения #PutinDay
— Nikita Kulikov (@NikKulikov) 7 октября 2015
"The dollar fell below 63 rubles, as a sign of respect."
Vladimir Putin's 63rd birthday is today. Greetings!#SouthFront #Russia #Putin
Posted by SouthFront on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
У самого крутого президента др;) #PutinDay pic.twitter.com/liSPXhVGmR
— ► Крис ◄ (@This_is_Kris) 7 октября 2015
"The coolest president is celebrating his birthday."
#PutinDay #ПрезидентМира pic.twitter.com/MZY5tgLukF
— ❤ кнопка ❤ (@ybytkmrf) 7 октября 2015
"Fools are lucky. The rest of us have to work night and day. V.V. Putin #PutinDay"
#PutinDay pic.twitter.com/sE4iFtAgXV
— Виктор Петров-Водкин (@vitischeg) 6 октября 2015
"Vladimir Vladimirovich! Give me five! Happy Birthday!"
This year, the president also got quite a few messages of support for Russia's decision to begin an air campaign against ISIL, in coordination with Russia's Syrian allies:
Thank u for being born President #Putin. Have a wonderful day. Don't stop kicking terrorist butt in #Syria. Happy birthday from South Africa
— Frank (@naidooinc) 7 октября 2015
@NPoklonskaya HAPPYBIRTHDAY MR PUTIN.wish u always be healthy n strong to destroy #ISIS until their root #HappyBirthdayMrPutin #PutinDay
— iSAL Prime (@isalprime) 7 октября 2015
Putin the Swag in Swagger #Happy #PutinDay pic.twitter.com/w0CKiSKjlo
— Al (@AIice__) 7 октября 2015
Have you congratulated the president yet?
Я не слышу ваших поздравлений #PutinDay pic.twitter.com/hurPHfrAvq
— comandante (@comandanteNS) 6 октября 2015
"I'm not hearing your birthday greetings…"
