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Assessing Putin’s decade in power

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On August 9, 1999, Russia’s first president Boris Yeltsin introduced to the nation his successor, a man who he said could consolidate society and ensure the continuation of reform in Russia.

On August 9, 1999, Russia’s first president Boris Yeltsin introduced to the nation his successor, a man who he said could consolidate society and ensure the continuation of reform in Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) greets Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during his Moscow visit.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) greets Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during his Moscow visit.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the Kremlin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the Kremlin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov visit the Peschanka testing grounds of the 212nd regional training center of the Siberian Military District in Chita.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov visit the Peschanka testing grounds of the 212nd regional training center of the Siberian Military District in Chita.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi taking a walk near Berlusconi's Villa Certosa in the outskirts of Porto Rotondo, a fashionable Sardinian resort.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi taking a walk near Berlusconi's Villa Certosa in the outskirts of Porto Rotondo, a fashionable Sardinian resort.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), French President Jacques Chirac (left) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Putin's residence Bocharov Ruchei.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), French President Jacques Chirac (left) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Putin's residence Bocharov Ruchei.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Chkalov airfield

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Chkalov airfield

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Russian President Vladimir Putin playing a game of gorodki in Izhevsk.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin playing a game of gorodki in Izhevsk.

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August 31, 2007. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the village of Ikryanoye, the Astrakhan Region.

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August 31, 2007. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the village of Ikryanoye, the Astrakhan Region.

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August 31, 2008. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin putting a GPS-Argos transmitter neckstrap on a five year-old tigress, temporarily immobilized by scientists, during a visit to the Ussuri Reserve in Russia's Far East.

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August 31, 2008. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin putting a GPS-Argos transmitter neckstrap on a five year-old tigress, temporarily immobilized by scientists, during a visit to the Ussuri Reserve in Russia's Far East.

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August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.

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August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.

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August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.

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August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.

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August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.

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August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.

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