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The President of Russia (ru: Президент России) is the highest position within the Government of Russia. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, two individuals have been elected to the presidency. The president is elected every four years by a direct vote of the Russian population. The next scheduled vote is slated for 2008. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...
Russian (русский язык listen) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ...
2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar There will be a United States Presidential Election this year; it will be the election of the fourty-fourth president of the United States. ...
Duties The President is the head of state and his main task is to preserve and protect the rights and liberties of the Russian people, which are granted under the Constitution of Russia. The President is tasked to determine the domestic and foreign policy of the Russian government. The President is also the Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces.
The President is also charged in awarding of state decorations, resolves problems on issues in immigration and has the power to grant pardons.
Insignia After the oath of office has been taken by the elected president, these follow insignia is handed over to the president. These devices are used to display the rank of his office and are used on special occasions.
Emblem  The first insignia that is issued is the emblem. The central emblem is a red cross, with arms in equal size, charged with the Russian coat of arms. On the reverse of the cross, the words "Use, Honour and Glory" appear in a form of a circle. A golden wreath is used to connect the cross with the rest of the chain. There are seventeen "links" in the emblem, with nine consisting of the Russian coat of arms. The other eight consist of a rosette, also bearing the motto "Use, Honour and Glory." At the inauguration of Vladimir Putin, the emblem was placed on a red pillow, positioned on the left side of podium. According to the Presidential website, the emblem is placed inside the Kremlin and is used only on certain occasions. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
Term of office: December 31, 1999 – Preceded by: Boris Yeltsin Succeeded by: Date of birth: October 7, 1952 Place of birth: Leningrad, U.S.S.R. First Lady: Liudmila Putina Political party: None Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Путин pronunciation; born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician and...
Standard (Flag) The standard is a square version of the Russian flag, charged in the center with the Russian coat of arms. Golden fringe is added to the standard. Copies of the standard are used inside his office, at the Kremlin, other state agencies, and while the president is traveling in a vechile inside Russia. A 2:3 ratio version of the flag is used when the President is at sea. This is the mostly used symbol to denote the presence of the Russian President. A flag is a piece of cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification. ...
Special Copy of the Constitution
The President also has a special copy of the Russian Constitution that is used during the inauguration. This copy has a hard, red cover with gold lettering. An image of the Russian coat of arms appears in silver. The special copy is kept in the Presidental Library, which is located inside the Kremlin.
Oath of Office Each person who has been elected to this office takes this oath during their inauguration:
In performing my duties as the President of the Russian Federation, I pledge to respect and protect the rights and liberties of every citizen; to observe and protect the Constitution of the Russian Federation; to protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity of the state and to serve the people faithfully.
President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin listen (Борис Николаевич Ельцин, b. ...
July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Term of office: December 31, 1999 – Preceded by: Boris Yeltsin Succeeded by: Date of birth: October 7, 1952 Place of birth: Leningrad, U.S.S.R. First Lady: Liudmila Putina Political party: None Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Путин pronunciation; born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician and...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Historic Russian/Soviet Leaders See Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR for the preceding leadership of the Russian Federation. The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the de facto leader of the Russian SFSR between 1938 and 1991. ...
See also List of leaders of the Soviet Union, which existed between the time of Imperial Russia and that of the present-day Russian Federation. An approximately chronological listing of Soviet leaders (heads of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Soviet Union). ...
Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start...
See Tsar for the list of earlier rulers of Russia, Muscovy and Kievan Rus'. Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь, listen; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to...
This article is about Muscovite Russia. ...
Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Київська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’ in Ukrainian) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (ru: Ки́ев, Kiev; uk: Ки́їв, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century. ...
Notes 1 Aleksandr Rutskoy acted "in opposition" during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 from September 22, 1993 - October 4, 1993.
2 As Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin was the acting president following Yeltsin's resignation until being formally elected on May 7, 2000.
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rutskoy (ru: Александр Владимирович Руцкой)(born September 16, 1945, Kursk, Russia) was a Soviet military officer and a Russian politician. ...
Boris Yeltsin was President of the Russian Federation at the time of the crisis. ...
September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
For legal meaning of acting, see Acting (law). ...
May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ...
2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External link - Official site of the President of Russia (http://kremlin.ru/eng/)
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