Vladimir Putin stares out into the future on the cover of this 2018 calendar featuring photos and quotes from the Russian leader.
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Vladimir Putin stares out into the future on the cover of this 2018 calendar featuring photos and quotes from the Russian leader.
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin in the Yuriev Monastery in Veliky Novgorod: "The days of Christmas illuminate our lives with a special joy, and awaken the kindest thoughts."
January —
Putin in the Yuriev Monastery in Veliky Novgorod: "The days of Christmas illuminate our lives with a special joy, and awaken the kindest thoughts."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Vladimir Putin at a match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi: "Before I couldn't even skate. But I tried it. And I think I got it!"
February —
Vladimir Putin at a match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi: "Before I couldn't even skate. But I tried it. And I think I got it!"
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin attaches a tracking devise to Dasha, a beluga whale, on the island of Chkalov: "Look, you said you have to do it gently, I did it gently, and it worked!"
March —
Putin attaches a tracking devise to Dasha, a beluga whale, on the island of Chkalov: "Look, you said you have to do it gently, I did it gently, and it worked!"
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014: "There are the graves of Russian soldiers in Crimea. Crimea is Sevastopol, that city of legends, home of the Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is Balaclava and Kerch. The Malakhov Kurgan and Mount Sapun. Crimea is a combination of many peoples, and in that way it is similar to great Russia."
April —
Putin on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014: "There are the graves of Russian soldiers in Crimea. Crimea is Sevastopol, that city of legends, home of the Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is Balaclava and Kerch. The Malakhov Kurgan and Mount Sapun. Crimea is a combination of many peoples, and in that way it is similar to great Russia."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on the celebrations marking the Soviet Union's victory over the Nazis in World War II: "There has never been and never will be a force who can conquer our people. It fought to the death defending the land in the bloody wheel of the Second World War."
May —
Putin on the celebrations marking the Soviet Union's victory over the Nazis in World War II: "There has never been and never will be a force who can conquer our people. It fought to the death defending the land in the bloody wheel of the Second World War."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin in his home city of St. Petersburg: "You know I caught myself thinking: I landed in Petersburg, got in a car and it's like a weight has been lifted off me. A spiritual and mental sense of relief comes over me. Everything was already going well, but here it's even better!"
June —
Putin in his home city of St. Petersburg: "You know I caught myself thinking: I landed in Petersburg, got in a car and it's like a weight has been lifted off me. A spiritual and mental sense of relief comes over me. Everything was already going well, but here it's even better!"
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on Sabantuy: "If you say anywhere in Russia -- absolutely anywhere -- that today is Sabantuy [a Bashkir/Tatar holiday], everyone will understand that it's a celebration!"
July —
Putin on Sabantuy: "If you say anywhere in Russia -- absolutely anywhere -- that today is Sabantuy [a Bashkir/Tatar holiday], everyone will understand that it's a celebration!"
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on his country's natural wonders: "Russian nature is a gift from God! And it is without exaggeration a wonder! A wonder which we see every single day. And one which needs our protection."
August —
Putin on his country's natural wonders: "Russian nature is a gift from God! And it is without exaggeration a wonder! A wonder which we see every single day. And one which needs our protection."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on farming: "As much as I loved the army, I must recognize that agriculture has always been more important than guns, because without it there is nothing. Bread, as our farmers say, bread is the stuff of life."
September —
Putin on farming: "As much as I loved the army, I must recognize that agriculture has always been more important than guns, because without it there is nothing. Bread, as our farmers say, bread is the stuff of life."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin checks the collar on a tiger: "The fate of the far east is inseparable from the fate of Russia, so said our forefathers who mastered the far Eastern lands and brought glory to the Fatherland."
October —
Putin checks the collar on a tiger: "The fate of the far east is inseparable from the fate of Russia, so said our forefathers who mastered the far Eastern lands and brought glory to the Fatherland."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on air power: "Today we see the development of military aviation -- the most important modernization of the armed forces!"
November —
Putin on air power: "Today we see the development of military aviation -- the most important modernization of the armed forces!"
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on the Kremlin's famous clock: "We anxiously await the chiming clock of the Moscow Kremlin. It is distinct to hear the passing of time and coming of the future. This only happens in this wonderful and beloved holiday."
December —
Putin on the Kremlin's famous clock: "We anxiously await the chiming clock of the Moscow Kremlin. It is distinct to hear the passing of time and coming of the future. This only happens in this wonderful and beloved holiday."
Zvezdi I soveti (Stars and Advice)
Putin on Russia: "There is nothing that a person holds dearer than his Earth, his loved ones, his own country!"
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Putin on Russia: "There is nothing that a person holds dearer than his Earth, his loved ones, his own country!"
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