Vladimir Putin's net worth: Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician who has a net worth of $ 70 billion dollars. During his career, which includes periods as President and Prime Minister of Russia, he has earned a highly controversial international reputation. He is currently serving his second term as President of Russia, which started in 2012.
Early life
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, Russia SFSR, Soviet Union (what is now Saint Petersburg). Her mother, Maria, worked in a factory, and her father, Vladimir Spiridonovich, was a recruit in the Soviet Navy. He started practicing judo and sambo martial arts at age twelve, and is a judo black belt. Having studied German at St. Petersburg High School 281, he is fluent in German.
Putin studied Law at Leningrad State University (not St. Petersburg University) and graduated in 1975. It was at university that he met Anatoly Sobchak, co-author of the Russian constitution, an assistant professor teaching business law. He was very influential in Putin's career.
Political career
After earning a law degree, Putin's career in politics began with a period of 16 years serving in the KGB. He trained in 401.S t KGB school in Okhta, Leningrad. After working in monitoring foreigners and consular officials in Leningrad, he was sent to Moscow for further training at the Yuri Andropov Red Flag Institute in 1984. After that, under the identity of a translator, he worked in Dresden, East Germany from 1985 to 1990 He moved to Leningrad after the collapse of the East German Communist government, reconnecting with Anatoly Sobchak while he was in his position in the International Affairs section of Leningrad State University. Putin claims that on the second day of the 1991 coup attempt against then-President Mikhail Gorbachev, he resigned from the KGB because he disagreed with what had happened and no longer wished to be part of the intelligence operation of the new coup. later. administration.
His former professor Sobchak soon became mayor of Leningrad, and Putin was appointed head of the External Relations Committee of the Mayor's Office. From there, he continued to build his political career through various political and government positions. In July 1998, then-President Boris Yeltsin appointed Putin as Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), which is the successor to the KGB and the main intelligence and security organization of the Russian Federation.
He was appointed Acting Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation by Yeltsin on August 9, 1999, and later that day Putin agreed to run for the presidency after Yeltsin declared his desire to see Putin as his successor. His first presidential term lasted from 2000 to 2008. Putin was also Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Over the years, Putin has earned a highly controversial reputation. He is frequently criticized by other world leaders and political experts for his handling of human rights and foreign policy issues. Many Westerners have called the circumstances under which he has continued to hold office in Russia "undemocratic". Still, Putin has been quite popular with the Russian people since taking office in 1999 after Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation.
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Vladimir Putin's secret billion dollar fortune
Official disclosures list Putin's annual presidential salary at $ 187,000 (5.8 million rubles). In 2012, he reported an income of 3.6 million rubles ($ 113,000). Putin also claims to have a relatively meager net worth consisting of $ 180,000 in a savings account, some Russian-made cars, and a 16,000-square-foot lot in the Moscow suburbs. Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila controls bank accounts totaling $ 260,000. In total, they claimed that their net worth totaled less than $ 500,000.
During his reign, many Russian experts and experts believe that Putin has used his power to do little more than improve the life of the ordinary Russian citizen. While many formerly state-owned industries were privatized, Putin has allegedly used his power to build large, secret stakes owned by various multi-billion dollar product companies. His most vocal critics say Putin has tapped into his power to acquire a 4.5% stake in natural gas producer Gazprom, a 37% stake in oil company Surgutneftegas and a 50% stake in Swiss oil trader Gunvor. Gazprom alone generates more than $ 150 billion in annual revenue, Guvnor makes $ 80 billion and Surgutneftegas more than $ 20 billion. Using his most recent market capitalizations, Putin's combined ownership stakes would give him a personal net worth of $ 70 billion.
Personal life and public image
Putin married Lyudmila Shkrebneva on July 28, 1983. They lived in East Germany from 1985 to 1990, where their daughter Yekaterina Putina was born. Her other daughter, Mariya Putina, was born in Leningrad. They announced their divorce in June 2013 and confirmed that it had been finalized in April 2014.
His public image is quite unique to a politician, largely characterized by his "macho" outdoor image. He has been famous shirtless on several occasions or in various dangerous and extreme sports. He is also famous for his "Putinisms," aphorisms that stem from his unique use of the Russian language (similar to how George W. Bush is famous for his evil proppism here in the United States). An example of "putinism" occurred during an interview with the American journalist Larry King, who asked him what happened to a Russian submarine that had been lost in an explosion. Putin replied simply: "it sank."