Biography
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. During his last term as Prime Minister, he was also the Chairman of United Russia, the ruling party.
Awards & recognition
- Order of Kim Il Sung · 2024
- Time 100 · 2022
- Ig Nobel Prize · 2020
- Order of Nazarbayev · 2019
- Friendship Medal · 2018
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- Order "For contribution to the development of cooperation" · 2017
- Time 100 · 2017
- The World's Most Powerful People · 2016
- The World's Most Powerful People · 2015
- Order "For Merit to the Republic of Dagestan" · 2014
- Order of José Martí · 2014
- The World's Most Powerful People · 2014
- Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles · 2013
- Order of the Friendship of Peoples · 2013
- Order of the Republic of Serbia · 2013
- The World's Most Powerful People · 2013
- Confucius Peace Prize · 2011
- Order of St. Sava · 2011
- Order of the Liberator · 2010
- Registered firearms · 2010
- Order of the Precious Wand · 2009
- Order of Outstanding Merit · 2008
- 'Verschlossene Auster' award · 2007
- King Abdulaziz Medal · 2007
- Order of Glory and Honor · 2007
- Order of Ismoili Somoni · 2007
- Order of Zayed · 2007
- Time Person of the Year · 2007
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour · 2006
- Merited Coach · 2006
- Order of St. Prince Vladimir · 2002
- Commemorative medal of A. M. Gorchakov · 2001
- Gold Olympic Order · 2001
- Order of Hồ Chí Minh · 2001
- Medal "Participant of the March-Shot Bosnia-Kosovo 12 June 1999" · 2000
- Order of Honour · 1996
- Medal of Merit of the National People's Army · 1988
- honorary citizen of Astrakhan
- honorary citizen of Kazan
- honorary citizen of Saint Petersburg
- honorary citizen of Sevastopol
- honorary doctor of Saint Petersburg State University
- honorary doctor of the Baku Slavic University
- honorary doctor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University
- honorary doctor of the S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
- honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University
- honorary doctor of the Turkmen State University
- honorary doctor of the University of Athens
- honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade
- honorary doctor of the Yerevan State University
- honorary member
- honorary professor
- King Abdulaziz Medal
- Master of Sport of the USSR
- Medal "For Impeccable Service"
- Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
- Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
- Merited Coach of Russia
- National Order of Merit
- Order of Agostinho Neto
- Order of Akhmad Kadyrov
- Order of Honour and Glory
- Order of Manas, 1st class
- Order of Saint-Charles
- Order of Sheikh-ul-Islam
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 1st class
- Order of the "Commonwealth"
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Order of the Golden Eagle
- Uatsamonga Order
- weapon of honor
- Nobel Peace Prize · 2020 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 2014 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
Becoming Navalny
In the Grip of Gazprom
The Grab
Cyberwar
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Shadow World
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
Explained
HyperNormalisation
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
How to Become a Tyrant
Big Data, Big Brother
Putin: The New Empire
Connected
Navalny
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Putin: The New Tsar
Orwell: 2+2=5
Fahrenheit 11/9
Clinton Cash
Welcome to Chechnya
Spycraft
The Man Putin Couldn't Kill
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Citizen K
The Family
The Panama Papers
Frontline
Frontline
Brexit: The Uncivil War
The Putin Interviews
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
My Way: The Rise and Fall of Silvio Berlusconi
Mike Wallace Is Here
Our New President
Putin's Witnesses
Putin and the Presidents
Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin
The Long Breakup
Ukraine on Fire
Putin's Kiss
Two Men at War
Revealing Ukraine
The Case
Shadows of Sofia
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home