10 Years of President
Vladimir Putin
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After Boris Yeltsin
named him as his prime minister in August 1999, Putin (pictured above on August
16, 1999, after the State Duma confirmed premiership) had to endear himself to
voters, who had no idea who he was or what he stood for, to gain their votes in
the May 2000 elections. In February 2000, he stated that he would not make his
campaign platform public because he believed that "as soon as you make it
public, they will start gnawing at it and tearing it to pieces." The only
thing resembling an explanation of his beliefs was in an open letter to the
voters saying, "our first and most important problem is the weakening of
will. … Vacillation, dithering, the habit of putting off the hardest tasks for
later."
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/multimedia/photogalleries/putins-russia/5123.html
Victory Parade
Rehearsal Defies Wintry Weather
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Russian servicemen
walk in formation as they take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military
parade during a snowfall in central Moscow, May 7, 2014. Russia celebrates victory over Nazi Germany
on May 9.
Victory Day Parade
Rehearsals From a New Angle
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/multimedia/photogalleries/victory-day-parade-rehearsals-from-a-new-angle/5263.html
Russian Army
Rehearses Victory Day Parade in Moscow
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/multimedia/photogalleries/russian-army-rehearses-victory-day-parade-in-moscow/5262.html