vladimir vladimirovich putin - the president of russia
vladimir putin was born in leningrad on october 7, 1952.
in 1975, he graduated with a degree in law from leningrad state university. he later earned a ph.d. degree in economics.
after graduation, mr. putin was assigned to work in the kgb. from 1985 to 1990, he worked in east germany.
in 1990, he became assistant to the rector of leningrad state university responsible for international affairs.
his next position was an advisor to the chairman of the leningrad city council.
in june 1991, he became chairman of the st. petersburg city council's international relations committee and, starting with 1994, he combined this post with the position of first deputy chairman of the st. petersburg city government (first deputy mayor).
in august 1996, he was appointed deputy head of the president's administrative directorate (property management directorate).
in march 1997, he became deputy head of the executive office of the president (presidential administration) and head of the central supervision and inspections directorate.
in may 1998, he was promoted to first deputy head of the presidential administration.
in july 1998, he was appointed director of the federal security service and, as of march 1999, he combined this position with that of secretary of the security council.
in august 1999, he was appointed prime minister.
on december 31, 1999, he became acting president.
on march 26, 2000, he was elected president of russia and was inaugurated as president on may 7, 2000.
on march 14, 2004, he was elected president of russia for the second term.
speaks german and english.
married to lyudmila putina. they have two daughters: maria (1985), katerina(1986).
1. Miss Honey didn't teach me to read and to write. 2. Did we didn't go to a karaoke club on Saturday. 3. We didn't sing a lot of songs. 4. They didn't have great fun at the party. 5. He didn't do his work very well. 6. She didn't hear any noise behind the door. 7. I didn't read this book in my childhood. 8. It didn't start raining in the morning. 9. We didn't have dinner at Maxim’s. 10. It didn't snow a lot last winter. 11. The children didn't run to the river. 12. Martin didn't write a program for the computer. 13. Susan didn't say goodbye and didn't leave the room. 14. That didn't dictionary cost me a fortune. 15. I didn't see it with my own eyes. 16. My mother didn't use to end her story on a happy note. 17. He didn't use to work very long hours. 18. The old man didn't use to come to us every Sunday and we didn't use to talk and talk and talk. 19. When I was a kid, I didn't use to love table tennis. 20. She didn't use to love going to parties.