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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) greets Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during his Moscow visit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) greets Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during his Moscow visit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the Kremlin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the Kremlin.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), French President Jacques Chirac (left) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Putin's residence Bocharov Ruchei.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), French President Jacques Chirac (left) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Putin's residence Bocharov Ruchei.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Chkalov airfield
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Chkalov airfield
Russian President Vladimir Putin playing a game of gorodki in Izhevsk.
August 31, 2007. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the village of Ikryanoye, the Astrakhan Region.
August 31, 2007. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the village of Ikryanoye, the Astrakhan Region.
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.
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.
August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.
August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.
August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.
August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.
August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.
August 3, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on vacation in the Republic of Tyva.