On May 7, 2000, Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's President for the first time.
© SputnikRussia's President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) at the 16th Bike Festival held by the Night Wolves motorcycle club. August 29, 2011.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) at the 16th Bike Festival held by the Night Wolves motorcycle club. August 29, 2011.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's President Vladimir Putin walking his dogs Buffy (Bulgarian Shepherd) and Yume (Akita-inu). Moscow Region, March 24, 2013.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin walking his dogs Buffy (Bulgarian Shepherd) and Yume (Akita-inu). Moscow Region, March 24, 2013.
© Sputnik / Aleksey NikolskyiRussia's Prime Minister plays grand piano during a charity concert at the St. Petersburg's Ice Palace. December 10, 2010.
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Russia's Prime Minister plays grand piano during a charity concert at the St. Petersburg's Ice Palace. December 10, 2010.
© SputnikRussia's President Vladimir Putin demonstrating his Judo prowess.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin demonstrating his Judo prowess.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during his vacation in the Tyva Republic, Russia. August 3, 2009.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during his vacation in the Tyva Republic, Russia. August 3, 2009.
© Sputnik / Vladimir RodionovRussia's President Vladimir Putin at the conning bridge of the nuclear submarine "Karelia".
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the conning bridge of the nuclear submarine "Karelia".
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's President Vladimir Putin participates in a scientific experiment aimed at preservation of the Siberian crane. September 5, 2012.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin participates in a scientific experiment aimed at preservation of the Siberian crane. September 5, 2012.
© Sputnik / Vladimir RodionovVladimir Putin (L) takes the Presidential Oath. To the right of him is the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin.
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Vladimir Putin (L) takes the Presidential Oath. To the right of him is the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after diving to Lake Baikal's bed in Mir-1 bathyscaphe. August 1, 2009.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after diving to Lake Baikal's bed in Mir-1 bathyscaphe. August 1, 2009.
© Sputnik / Sergey VelichkinRussia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Chimbulak skiing resort in Kazakhstan, after the end of an informal summit of CIS leaders.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Chimbulak skiing resort in Kazakhstan, after the end of an informal summit of CIS leaders.
© Sputnik / Vladimir RodionovRussia's President Vladimir Putin at a Su-27 cockpit, after flying the aircraft from Krasnodar to Chechnya to personally award Russian paratroopers deployed there.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin at a Su-27 cockpit, after flying the aircraft from Krasnodar to Chechnya to personally award Russian paratroopers deployed there.
© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) at the annual "Direct Line With Vladimir Putin" television broadcast.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) at the annual "Direct Line With Vladimir Putin" television broadcast.
© Sputnik / Aleksey NikolskyiRussia's President Vladimir Putin fishing at Krasnoyarsk Region.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin fishing at Krasnoyarsk Region.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin navigates the Chita-Khabarovsk route in his Lada Kalina.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin navigates the Chita-Khabarovsk route in his Lada Kalina.
© Sputnik / Michael KlimentyevRussia's President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg following a memorial service for the late Anatoly Rahlin, a famous Judo instructor.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg following a memorial service for the late Anatoly Rahlin, a famous Judo instructor.
© Sputnik / Aleksey NikolskyiRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin shows the press a tiger cub that he received as a birthday gift.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin shows the press a tiger cub that he received as a birthday gift.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's President Vladimir Putin participates in a gala hockey match between amateur and pro players organized by the Night Hockey League in Sochi. May 10, 2014.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin participates in a gala hockey match between amateur and pro players organized by the Night Hockey League in Sochi. May 10, 2014.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Zhiguli alehouse at the New Arbat Avenue in Moscow. May 1, 2012.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Zhiguli alehouse at the New Arbat Avenue in Moscow. May 1, 2012.
© Sputnik / Aleksey NikolskyiRussia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) during a visit to Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve. July 21, 2013.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) during a visit to Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve. July 21, 2013.
© Sputnik / Sergey GuneevRussia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin at a rally held by All-Russia People's Front at Manezhnaya Square in Moscow. March 4, 2012.
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Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin at a rally held by All-Russia People's Front at Manezhnaya Square in Moscow. March 4, 2012.
© Sputnik / Aleksey NikolskyiRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes a Formula-1 race car for a test drive in Leningrad Region. November 7, 2010.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes a Formula-1 race car for a test drive in Leningrad Region. November 7, 2010.
© Sputnik / Aleksey NikolskyiRussia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin participates in dousing forest fires in Ryazan Region on board of a Beriev Be-200 fire fighting amphibious aircraft. August 10, 2010.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin participates in dousing forest fires in Ryazan Region on board of a Beriev Be-200 fire fighting amphibious aircraft. August 10, 2010.