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 | | The <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> is the head <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> state and his main task is to preserve and protect the rights and liberties <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian people, which are granted under the Constitution <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Russia. |  | | The <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> also has a special copy <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian Constitution that is used during the inauguration. |  | | The <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Russia (ru: Президент России) is the highest position within the Government <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Russia. |
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| | AllRefer.com - Russia - The <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> - The Security Council Russian Information Resource |
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| | <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Russia |
 | | Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev and First Deputy Director <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Federal Security Service (FSB) Nikolai Klimashin reported to <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> Vladimir Putin on the situation in Nalchik and the action taken by the law enforcement agencies and Defence Ministry units. |  | | Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. |  | | Accreditation <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> journalists to cover <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> Vladimir Putin’s state visit to The Netherlands |
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| | <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Russia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
 | | The <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> is the head <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> state and his main task is to preserve and protect the rights and liberties <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian people, which are granted under the (The act <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> forming something) Constitution <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Russia. |  | | The <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> also has a special copy <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian Constitution that is used during the inauguration. |  | | In performing my duties as the <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian Federation, I pledge to respect and protect the rights and liberties <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> every citizen; to observe and protect the Constitution <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian Federation; to protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the state and to serve the people faithfully. |
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| | BIGpedia - Russia - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online |
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| | AllRefer.com - Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | As <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>president<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> an independent Russia, Yeltsin moved to end state control <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the economy and privatize most enterprises. |  | | In 1990, Yeltsin was elected to the Russian Republic's Supreme Soviet, was elected Russian <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>president<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> by that body, and resigned from the Communist party. |  | | A second invasion <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Chechnya (1999), prompted by a Chechen invasion <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> Dagestan and related terrorist bombings in Russia, proved popular with many Russians, and progovernment parties did well in the 1999 parliamentary elections. |
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| | Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Putin was appointed Chairman (predsedatel', or prime minister) <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Government <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Russian Federation by <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> Boris Yeltsin in August 1999, making him Russia's fifth prime minister in less than eighteen months. |  | | Putin graduated from the International Department <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Law Faculty <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Leningrad State University in 1975 and was recruited into the KGB. |  | | Putin supported lifting <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the sanctions in due course, arguing that the UN commission first be given a chance to complete its work on the search for weapons <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> mass destruction in Iraq. |
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| | Vladimir Putin - MN-FILES - MOSNEWS.COM |
 | | The handling <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the drowning <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Kursk nuclear submarine and the NordOst theater siege, the persecution <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> so-called oligarchs, the unaverted suicide bombings <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> 2003 and 2004 (Moscow Subway Explosion), have all been decried in Russia and abroad. |  | | In 1990, the year the Soviet Union broke up, Putin returned to Russia and started working his way up, first joining his alma mater as the rectors assistant in charge <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> international affairs and then advising the Chairman <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the Leningrad City Council. |  | | With his blessing, Putin, as the next in line, took over the Kremlin and became Acting <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>President<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>. |
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| | Putin, Vladimir (Harpers.org) |
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| | FSB (Russia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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| | James Buchanan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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| | <<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>>PRESIDENT<<b>bb>>b<b>bb>>> PUTIN'S CHALLENGES |
 | | Putin] can merge his vigor and decisiveness with a credible plan <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> action to reorganize the economy and alter the course <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> morality <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the wealthy business class, Russia stands a chance. |  | | VOICE: After the years <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> a policy which caricatured terms like democracy and reforms, [Mr.] Putin's voters simply want better times, but it is very likely that their hopes will be disappointed, for [Mr.] Putin is the wrong man for Russia. |  | | Putin stressed the need to restore law and order, to create "a dictatorship <<b>bb>>of<b>bb>> the law" and to reform the country's economy. |
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| | First World War.com - Who's Who - Paul von Hindenburg |
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