Vladimir Putin: An Introduction Vladimir Putin Full Name Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia), the Russian Republic of the Soviet Union. he is a Russian politician. He is the President of Russia since 7 May 2012 and was elected for the next term after securing 76% of the vote in the 2018 presidential election. Before this, he was the President of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and 2008 to 2012. He was also the chairman of Russia’s United Russia party during his prime ministership. https://pixabay.com/photos/putin-the-president-russia-power-5277284/ Putin’s Family His father’s name was Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin (Vladimir Putin) and his mother’s name was Maria Ivanovna Shelomova . His mother was a factory worker and his father worked in the Soviet Navy. His father served in the submarine fleet in the 1930s and joined an enemy ambush squad during World War II. After ...