In which city was Vladimir Putin born in 1952?
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He was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, which reverted to its original name of St Petersburg in 1991.
Which martial art did Putin earn a black belt in as a young man?
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He took up sambo and then judo as a teenager, earned a black belt, and later co-wrote a coaching manual on judo.
What subject did Putin study at Leningrad State University?
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He read law and graduated in 1975; his thesis supervisor, Anatoly Sobchak, later became mayor of the city.
Which service did Putin join straight after graduating in 1975?
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He joined the KGB in 1975 and served sixteen years. The FSB and SVR are post-Soviet successor bodies that did not yet exist.
In which East German city was Putin posted during the 1980s?
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He was posted to Dresden from 1985 and stayed until the end of the decade.
Which office did Putin hold between 2008 and 2012?
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He served as prime minister for that four-year interval between presidential terms.
Which magazine named Putin its Person of the Year in 2007?
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Time gave him the title for 2007. Forbes ranked him first on a different list, its most-powerful-people ranking.
Roughly what does the Kremlin state as the Russian president’s annual salary?
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The stated salary is around 8.9 million roubles, which works out at roughly $95,000 a year.
Shares in which bank appear among Putin’s declared assets?
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The 2024 filing lists 230 ordinary shares in Bank Saint Petersburg and no other securities holding.
In which year was Putin first inaugurated as President of Russia?
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He became acting president on 31 December 1999 and was inaugurated in May 2000 after winning that year’s election.
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