Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer currently serving as the president of Russia. He was born October 7, 1952, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union(now Saint Petersburg, Russia).

In 1975, Putin studied law at Leningrad State University. He later began to work as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years. He rose up to the rank of lieutenant colonel before he resigned in 1991.

Putin began his political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to the capital Moscow and joined President Boris Yeltsin’s administration. He became president after the resignation of Boris Yeltsin and was elected for his first term in 2004.

Following a referendum, Putin signed a constitutional amendment into law that included the constitution allowing him to run for reelection twice more in April 2021. That potentially means he extended his presidency to 2036.

What religion is Putin? Is Putin Jewish or Christian?

The father of Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin was an atheist, and his mother Maria Ivanovna Shelomova was an Orthodox Christian. Vladimir was baptized into the Orthodox Church as an infant.

Putin is reported to regularly attend the most important services of the Russian Orthodox Church on the main holy days and have a profoundly good relationship with the Patriarchs of the Russian Church.