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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин?·i Russian pronunciation: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈputʲɪn]; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia) was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Yeltsin resigned in a surprising move, and then Putin won the 2000 presidential election. In 2004, he was re-elected for a second term lasting until 7 May 2008.

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An arrested Russian opposition supporter looks out the window of a police van in Moscow on March 20 during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilized anger over economic woes.

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An arrested Russian opposition supporter looks out the window of a police van in Moscow on March 20 during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilized anger over economic woes.

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Russian opposition supporters hold a banner reading 'Soidarity' in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian opposition supporters hold a banner reading 'Soidarity' in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest political opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest political opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seen during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seen during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seen during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seen during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo just outside Moscow, Friday, March 19, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at meeting with nuclear officials while visiting the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Volgodonsk, some 1,000 km (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Speaking at Thursday's meeting with nuclear officials in Volgodonsk, Putin said that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at meeting with nuclear officials while visiting the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Volgodonsk, some 1,000 km (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Speaking at Thursday's meeting with nuclear officials in Volgodonsk, Putin said that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Alexander Pugachyov is seen during an interview at France-Soir headquarters, the smallest of France's national news dailies, in Paris, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Pugachyov, a 25-year-old whose father Sergey is a close friend of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and considered one of the most influential of Russia's billionaire oligarchs, bought France-Soir last year.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Volgodonsk, some 1,000 km (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Speaking at Thursday's meeting with nuclear officials in Volgodonsk, Putin said that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Volgodonsk, some 1,000 km (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Speaking at Thursday's meeting with nuclear officials in Volgodonsk, Putin said that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) in Moscow on March 17, 2010. Industrial output in Russia rose 1.9 percent in February from the same month the year earlier, the statistics office said.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) in Moscow on March 17, 2010. Industrial output in Russia rose 1.9 percent in February from the same month the year earlier, the statistics office said.

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Russian Premier Vladimir Putin and parliament speaker Boris Gryzlov, left, speak during a meeting of the Security Council in Moscow's Kremlin on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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Russian Premier Vladimir Putin and parliament speaker Boris Gryzlov, left, speak during a meeting of the Security Council in Moscow's Kremlin on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky, center, visit WWII memorial of Brest Fortress near town of Brest, 360 kilometers (225 miles) southwest of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Putin visited Belarus to take part in a meeting of government officials of the two ex-Soviet neighbors who agreed to form a customs union.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky, center, visit WWII memorial of Brest Fortress near town of Brest, 360 kilometers (225 miles) southwest of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Putin visited Belarus to take part in a meeting of government officials of the two ex-Soviet neighbors who agreed to form a customs union.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky, center, visit WWII memorial of Brest Fortress near town of Brest, 360 kilometers (225 miles) southwest of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Putin visited Belarus to take part in a meeting of government officials of the two ex-Soviet neighbors who agreed to form a customs union.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky, center, visit WWII memorial of Brest Fortress near town of Brest, 360 kilometers (225 miles) southwest of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Putin visited Belarus to take part in a meeting of government officials of the two ex-Soviet neighbors who agreed to form a customs union.

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"Each region has its own issues, but everyone sees their lives are getting worse ... The protests are only going to grow."


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An arrested Russian opposition supporter looks out the window of a police van in Moscow on March 20 during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilized anger over economic woes.

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An arrested Russian opposition supporter looks out the window of a police van in Moscow on March 20 during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilized anger over economic woes.

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Russian opposition supporters hold a banner reading 'Soidarity' in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian opposition supporters hold a banner reading 'Soidarity' in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest a political opposition supporter in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest political opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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Russian police arrest political opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov in Moscow on March 20, during a 'Day of Anger' rally. Thousands of protesters rallied in dozens of Russian cities against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government as opposition groups mobilised anger over economic woes.

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