Put·in  (pōō'tn)   (click for larger image in new window) Russian politician who has served as Russia's president (2000-2008) and prime minister (appointed 2008). He is noted for his resistance to American and Western European influence in Eastern Europe. |
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| Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952) |