VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin have unveiled a new monument in Victory Park on Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora (Hill). The monument is a direct replica of the Military Glory Memorial that was demolished on orders from the Georgian government in Kutaisi last year.
The prime minister received the No 7 hockey jersey from the Latvian president.
A smaller Russian TV audience watches the prime minister's televised Q&A session.
Latvia backs scrapping visas between Russia and the European Union.
State-run science and research support funds will receive 11 billion roubles in 2011. At a meeting of the Government Commission on High Technology and Innovation in Zelenograd, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin explained what this money will be spent on.
There is very little time left until the next cycle of federal election campaigns, and Vladimir Putin is now making certain cautious predictions and conjectures regarding his return to the presidency. However, even that mild display of political intent has sent shockwaves of enthusiasm through his party.
The government decided to reopen the Izhavto automotive plant in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, which had become defunct as a result of the crisis. AvtoVAZ will purchase its main assets, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said within four years, the company would employ almost 7,000 workers.
During his Q&A session this year, Russians told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that his initiatives are placed on the back-burner and that he is not shown the situation in the regions as it truly is. The prime minister said he would analyse the problem.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the activists of the Women’s Union of Russia on the day of its 20th anniversary. After exchanging greetings and congratulations, he discussed a number of important mutual concerns.
Some Russians are happily moving into new houses built to replace those destroyed by the summer's wildfires, while others will have to wait past the construction deadline.Overall, wildfires destroyed 3,200 homes across Russia. The government ordered the construction of new houses for all those who lost their homes. Although the plan was to complete construction before December 1, Izvestia correspondents discovered that two weeks past that date, some houses were still not ready.
