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Vladimir Putin | Wikipedia audio article

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00:03:01 1 Early life
00:05:14 2 KGB career
00:07:11 3 Political career
00:07:20 3.1 1990–1996: Saint Petersburg administration
00:09:09 3.2 1996–1999: Early Moscow career
00:11:41 3.3 1999: First premiership
00:13:24 3.4 1999–2000: Acting presidency
00:15:13 3.5 2000–2004: First presidential term
00:16:39 3.6 2004–2008: Second presidential term
00:20:25 3.7 2008–2012: Second premiership
00:22:12 3.8 2012–2018: Third presidential term
00:25:59 3.8.1 Intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea
00:29:21 3.8.2 Intervention in Syria
00:30:25 3.8.3 Russia's interference in the US election
00:30:56 3.9 2018–present: Fourth presidential term
00:31:52 4 Domestic policies
00:34:23 4.1 Economic, industrial, and energy policies
00:38:32 4.1.1 2014 financial crisis and economic downturn
00:39:28 4.2 Environmental policy
00:40:12 4.3 Religious policy
00:42:15 4.4 Military development
00:45:47 4.5 Human rights policy
00:46:41 4.6 The media
00:48:28 4.7 Promoting conservatism
00:50:26 4.8 International sporting events
00:51:16 4.9 Wildlife protection and conservation
00:51:42 5 Foreign policy
00:51:51 5.1 Relations with South and East Asia
00:53:40 5.2 Relations with post-Soviet states
00:58:06 5.3 Relations with the United States, Europe, and NATO
01:03:00 5.4 Relations with the United Kingdom
01:03:31 5.4.1 Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
01:05:44 5.5 Relations with Australia and Latin American countries
01:06:55 5.6 Relations with Middle Eastern and North African countries
01:10:06 5.7 BRICS Summit
01:10:26 6 Public image
01:10:35 6.1 Polls and rankings
01:13:20 6.2 Assessments
01:15:59 6.3 Personal image
01:18:33 6.4 Publication recognition in the United States
01:18:59 6.5 Putinisms
01:19:32 7 Electoral history
01:19:41 8 Personal life
01:19:50 8.1 Family
01:20:29 8.2 Personal wealth
01:23:05 8.3 Residences
01:23:14 8.3.1 Official government residences
01:23:53 8.3.2 Personal residences
01:25:11 8.4 Pets
01:26:07 8.5 Religion
01:27:26 8.6 Sports
01:28:43 9 Honours
01:28:51 9.1 Civilian awards presented by different countries
01:29:02 9.2 Honorary doctorates
01:29:11 9.3 Other awards



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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, IPA: [vɫɐˈdʲimʲɪr vɫɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈputʲɪn] (listen); born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer serving as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 2000 until 2008. In between his presidential terms he was also the Prime Minister of Russia under his close associate Dmitry Medvedev.
Putin was born in Leningrad during the Soviet Union. He studied law at Leningrad State University, graduating in 1975. Putin was a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before resigning in 1991 to enter politics in Saint Petersburg. He moved to Moscow in 1996 and joined President Boris Yeltsin's administration, rising quickly through the ranks and becoming Acting President on 31 December 1999, when Yeltsin resigned.
During his first presidency, the Russian economy grew for eight straight years, and GDP measured in purchasing power increased by 72%. The growth was a result of the 2000s commodities boom, recovery from the post-Communist depression, financial crises, prudent economic and fiscal policies. In September 2011, Putin announced he would seek a third term as president. He won the March 2012 presidential election with 64% of the vote. Falling oil prices coupled with international sanctions imposed at the beginning of 2014 after Russia's annexation of Crimea and military intervention in Eastern Ukraine led to GDP shrinking by 3.7% in 2015, though the Russian economy rebounded in 2016 with 0.3% GDP growth and is officially out of the recession. Putin gained 76% of the March 2018 presidential vote and was re-elected for a six-year term that will end in 2024 ...

Karelian Isthmus | Wikipedia audio article

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The Karelian Isthmus (Russian: Карельский перешеек, translit. Karelsky peresheyek; Finnish: Karjalankannas; Swedish: Karelska näset) is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva (between 61°21’N, 59°46’N and 27°42’E, 31°08’E). Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga. If the Karelian Isthmus is defined as the entire territory of present-day Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast to the north of the Neva, the isthmus' area covers about 15,000 km2.
The smaller part of the isthmus to the southeast of the old Russia-Finland border is considered historically as Northern Ingria, rather than part of the Karelian Isthmus itself. The rest of the isthmus was historically a part of Finnish Karelia. This was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Great Northern War in 1712 and included within the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland (1809–1917) of the Russian Empire. When Finland became independent in 1917, the isthmus (except for the territory roughly corresponding to present-day Vsevolozhsky District and some districts of Saint Petersburg) remained Finnish. Finnish Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union by Finland following the Winter War (1939–1940) and Continuation War (1941–1944). In 1940–1941, during the Interim Peace, most of the ceded territories in the isthmus were included within the Karelo-Finnish SSR. However, since World War II the entire isthmus has been divided between the city of Saint Petersburg (mostly Kurortny District), as well as Priozersky District, Vsevolozhsky District and Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast.
According to the 2002 census, the population of the Kurortny District of Saint Petersburg and the parts of Leningrad Oblast situated on the Karelian Isthmus amounts to 539,000. Many Saint Petersburg residents also decamp to the Isthmus during their vacations.

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The Karelian Isthmus (Russian: Карельский перешеек, translit. Karelsky peresheyek; Finnish: Karjalankannas; Swedish: Karelska näset) is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva (between 61°21’N, 59°46’N and 27°42’E, 31°08’E). Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga. If the Karelian Isthmus is defined as the entire territory of present-day Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast to the north of the Neva, the isthmus' area covers about 15,000 km2.
The smaller part of the isthmus to the southeast of the old Russia-Finland border is considered historically as Northern Ingria, rather than part of the Karelian Isthmus itself. The rest of the isthmus was historically a part of Finnish Karelia. This was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Great Northern War in 1712 and included within the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland (1809–1917) of the Russian Empire. When Finland became independent in 1917, the isthmus (except for the territory roughly corresponding to present-day Vsevolozhsky District and some districts of Saint Petersburg) remained Finnish. Finnish Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union by Finland following the Winter War (1939–1940) and Continuation War (1941–1944). In 1940–1941, during the Interim Peace, most of the ceded territories in the isthmus were included within the Karelo-Finnish SSR. However, since World War II the entire isthmus has been divided between the city of Saint Petersburg (mostly Kurortny District), as well as Priozersky District, Vsevolozhsky District and Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast.
According to the 2002 census, the population of the Kurortny District of Saint Petersburg and the parts of Leningrad Oblast situated on the Karelian Isthmus amounts to 539,000. Many Saint Petersburg residents also decamp to the Isthmus during their vacations.