Sacred Space: More Churches, Few Churchgoers in Russia
The Russian Orthodox Church has been building numerous places of worship in recent years, but some residents have objected to plans to place them in previously public spaces.
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Healing Fear, Saint Luke the Surgeon
Luka / Healing Fear / Saint Luke the Surgeon (Излечить страх)
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2013 Ukraine, Belarus
Director: Oleg Sytnik
Cast: Vitaly Bezrukov (Luke), Ekaterina Guseva, Andrew Saminin, Alexander Jacko, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Alex Shevchenkov
Vladimir Putin | Wikipedia audio article
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Vladimir Putin
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 ...