2015 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledges that the country is aiding the forces of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad with military expertise and equipment; Putin states that troops may also be sent in the future to help fight against ISIL 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will step down when he has reached constitutional term limits; Putin has served as either president or prime minister continually since the year 2000 and may run for a final presidential term in 2018 2014 Event Russian troops along the Ukrainian border have been ordered to withdraw to their home bases by President Vladimir Putin; the move comes ahead of meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have agreed to a peace plan that would retain rebel control of parts of eastern Ukraine; the two presidents hope to continue negotiations on Friday 2014 Event In the face of signs that Russian troops and equipment are aiding rebels in eastern Ukraine, the E.U. proposes further sanctions against Russia; President Vladimir Putin denies the charges while calling for independent statehood of the region 2014 Event Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during a conference in Minsk to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine; Putin agreed to support peace, while Poroshenko promised to develop cease-fire plans 2014 Event Days after imposing additional sanctions against Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin to express concern about Russia's continuing support of Ukrainian separatists 2014 Event The week-long cease-fire in the Ukraine has been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who urged separatist fighters to stop fighting and instead hold discussions with the Ukrainian government 2014 Event Russia seeks to intimidate Finland out of thoughts of joining NATO; a representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that any moves by Finland to do so could potentially trigger World War III 2014 Event World leaders gather in France to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day; Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko and others concerning the need to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine 2014 Event Russian president Vladimir Putin says that he will respect the outcome of the upcoming Ukrainian elections, despite the fact that Viktor Yanukovych, the former Ukrainian president, has not had his position terminated by legal means 2014 Event Vladimir Putin visits Crimea today for the first time since annexing the region; the visit coincides with a holiday celebrating the U.S.S.R. victory in the Second World War 2014 Event Russian president Vladimir Putin bans cursing in creative works and media outlets, with fines on individuals and companies for using bad language; the stated purpose of the law is to protect Russian language and culture 2014 Event Vladimir Putin ratifies laws today annexing Crimea, defying sanction threats by the U.S. and the E.U. 2013 Event Breaking with long-standing tradition among Russian heads of state, President Vladimir Putin delivered two New Year's speeches rather than one; he made his second stres from Khaborovsk, a city that experienced devastating floods this summer 2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event In Kiev, Russia, anti-government protesters topple the last surviving monument of Vladimir Lenin; the monument fell in Bessarabska Square; it was was pounded with hammers and only some parts of the Soviet hero's legs remained 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to pull out of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month; the meeting was set to occur before the September G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 2013 Event Despite differences with the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Barack Obama affirms that the U.S. will attend the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 2013 Event Russia's President, Vladimir Putin and his wife appear on live television to announce they have divorced after thirty years of marriage 2013 Event Actor Gerard Depardieu is granted citizenship by Russian President, Vladimir Putin; Depardieu renounced his French citizenship due to the country's high taxes 2012 Event In Moscow, tens of thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, chanting, 'We are the power here!' and 'Russia without Putin!' 2012 Event Russia swears in Vladimir Putin for his third, six-year term as President 2012 Event Russians stage protests in response to last week's election of Vladimir Putin as President for a third term 2011 Event Boris Gryzlov, ally to Vladimir Putin and speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, resigns from his position 2011 Event Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accepts a proposal from President Dmitry Medvedev to run in Russia's 2012 Presidential election 2010 Event Rallies protesting constitutional abuses by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are held in Moscow, Russia 2010 Event Russia's worst drought in history prompts Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to temporarily ban the export of flour and wheat 2009 Event Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, endorses Russia's decision to turn off gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine 1997 Event Red Wings Vladimir Konstantinov and Slava Fetisov hurt in car crash 1997 Death Vladimir Yamnikov, owner (Kristall vodka), dies of cirrhosis at 56 1995 Death Vladimir Skutina, writer playwright/journalist, dies at 64 1994 Event Vladimir Meciars HZDDS wins Slovakia parliamentary election 1993 Death Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 54 1993 Death Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin, Chief designer of Soviet launch pads, dies 1993 Death Vladimir Barmyn, Russian inventor (Stalinorgel), dies at 84 1992 Event Dimitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pychenko, Veniamin Taianovitch and Evgueni 1992 Death Vladimir K Romanov, Grand Duke/Rus pretender to the throne, dies at 74 1992 Death Boris Arapov, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1991 Event Grand duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St. Petersburg 1990 Death Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky, Manchuria composer (Creation), dies at 78 1989 Death Vladimir Horovitz, Ukrainian/U.S. pianist, dies at 85 1988 Event Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov return to earth (a year) with Chretien 1987 Event Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov launched 1986 Death Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, composer, dies at 83 1986 Event Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland 1983 Event Radio Moscow announcer Vladimir Danchev praises Afghanistan Muslims standing up to Russia; he is removed from the air 1983 Event Vladimir Salnikov (U.S.S.R.) sets 1500m free style swimming record 1983 Event Vladimir Salnikov (U.S.S.R.) sets 400 m free style swimming record 1982 Death Vladimir Smirnov, Russian foil fencer, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics, dies at 28 1982 Death Vladimir K Zworykin, Russian/American engineer (cathode-ray tube), dies 1979 Event Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakov and Valery Ryumin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space 1979 Event Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1977 Death Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 1977 Death Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist 1977 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1975 Death Vladimir Kutz, Russian distance runner. Gold Medal 1956 Olympics, dies at 48 1975 Birthday Vladimir Kramnik, Russian Celebrity 1974 Birthday Vladimir Zavyalov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1973 Birthday Vladimir Iiic, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Tampa Bay 1972 Event Vladimir Bukovski is exiled from U.S.S.R. 1971 Death Vladimir Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-landing accident), dies at 35 1970 Birthday Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998 1968 Birthday Vladimir Malakhov, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Death Vladimir Boudnik, Czechoslovakian sculptor, commits suicide at about 45 1967 Death Vladimir M Komarov, cosmonaut (Voshkod I), dies in Soyuz 1 at 40 1967 Event Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes 1st in-flight casualty 1963 Birthday Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1962 Birthday Vladimir Vladimirovich Karashtin, Russian cosmonaut 1962 Birthday Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov, Rus Lt-colonel/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-21 1962 Birthday Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, born in Mordovia, astronaut, Mir 18, STS-71 1962 Death Vladimir Sokoloff, actor (Road to Morocco, Cloak and Dagger), dies at 72 1960 Death Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer, dies at 57 1958 Birthday Vladimir Parfenovich, U.S.S.R., 500m kayak, 1980 Olympics gold 1958 Event "Lolita," by Vladimir Nabokov, published 1956 Event Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Death Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer, dies at 54 1956 Death Vladimir Ambros, composer, dies at 65 1955 Death Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer, dies at 66 1954 Event Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for politics asylum in Canberra 1952 Death Vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian/U.S. chemist, dies at 85 1952 Birthday Vladimir Putin, born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, second President of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister of Russia 1952 Birthday Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-14 1952 Death Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63 1949 Event Czechoslovakian tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, defect to US 1948 Birthday Vladimir Remek, Czechoslovakia, cosmonaut, Soyuz 28 1947 Birthday Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Rus cosmonaut, Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS-63 1946 Birthday Vladimir Alekseyevich Soloviyov, cosmonaut, Soyuz T-10, T-15, TM-10 1946 Birthday Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Edelstein, Russian nationalist/anti-semite 1945 Birthday Vladimir Ivanovich Kozlov, cosmonaut 1943 Death Vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright, dies at 84 1943 Death Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko, playwright/director, dies 1942 Birthday Vladimir A Dzhanibekov, U.S.S.R., cosmo, Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13 1942 Birthday Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovolyonok, USR, cosmonaut, Soyuz 25, 29/31, T-4 1942 Birthday Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky, cosmonaut, Soyuz 24 backup 1941 Birthday Vladimir Afanasiyevich Lyakhov, cosmonaut, Soyuz 32/34, T-9, TM-6 1940 Death Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies 1940 Death Vladimir Koppen, Russian/German/Australia meteorologist, dies at 93 1940 Birthday Vladimir Timofeyevich Isakov, Russia, cosmonaut 1939 Birthday Vladimir Mikhailovich Beloborodov, cosmonaut 1939 Birthday Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky, Russian cosmonaut 1938 Event Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system 1938 Death Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35 1938 Birthday Vladimir Grigoryevich Fartushny, Russia, cosmonaut 1937 Birthday Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gorki Rus, pianist/conductor, Tchakowsky-1961 1936 Birthday Vladimir Golubnichy, U.S.S.R., 20K walker, Gold Medals 1960, 1968 Olympics 1935 Birthday Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 22, T-2 1933 Birthday Vladimir Borisovich Alekseyev, Russia, cosmonaut 1933 Birthday Vladimir Yevgrafovich Bugrov, cosmonaut 1932 Birthday Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, cosmonaut 1931 Birthday Vladimir Skutina, writer playwright/journalist 1930 Birthday Vladimir Emel Yanovich Lev Alekseevich Samsonov Maksimov, educator 1930 Event Vladimir Mayakovsky's "Moskva Golid," premieres in Moscow 1930 Death Vladimir Majakovski, Russian poet, dies 1930 Event Vladimir Mayakovsky's "Banya," premieres in Leningrad 1929 Event Dr. Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope" 1929 Birthday Vladimir Antoshin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1964 1929 Event Vladimir Mayakofsky's "Klop," premieres in Moscow 1927 Birthday Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 4, 8, 10 1927 Birthday Vladimir M. Komarov, born in Moscow, Russia, cosmonaut, Voshkod I Soyuz 1 1924 Death Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 1924 Death Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader 1921 Birthday Vladimir Sommer, composer 1920 Death Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54 1918 Event Vladimir Mayakovsky's "Misteriya Buff," premieres in Petrograd 1918 Birthday Vladimir Dudentzev, Russian writer 1917 Event In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power 1911 Birthday Vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer, Creation 1911 Birthday Vladimir Ussachevsky, Manchurian/U.S. composer, Creation 1909 Birthday Vladimir Alatortsev, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1950 1905 Birthday Boris Arapov, born in Poltava, Ukraine, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1904 Birthday Vladimir Horowitz, born in Kiev, Ukraine, pianist, Carmen 1903 Birthday Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra 1903 Birthday Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, composer 1902 Birthday Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, Ultimatum Factory, 1902 Birthday Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, Ultimatum Factory, 1902 Birthday Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer 1901 Birthday Vladimir Grigor'yevich Zakharov, composer 1899 Birthday Vladimir Nabokov, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, novelist, Lolita, Ada 1899 Birthday Vladimir Nabokov, born in St. Petersburg, novelist 1896 Birthday Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer 1894 Death Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies 1893 Birthday Vladimir Golschmann, Paris, France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat 1893 Birthday Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet, Ode to Revolution 1893 Birthday Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet, Ode to Revolution 1890 Birthday Vladimir Ambros, composer 1889 Birthday Vladimir Sokoloff, born in Moscow, Russia, actor, Road to Morocco 1889 Birthday Vladimir K Zworykin, U.S.S.R., electronics engineer/inventor, father of TV 1889 Birthday Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer 1889 Birthday Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer 1870 Birthday Vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice, 1918-19 1870 Birthday Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Bolshevik/U.S.S.R. revolutionist 1870 Birthday Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader 1867 Birthday Vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian chemist 1866 Birthday Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer 1858 Birthday Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright, Life in Russian Theater 1848 Birthday Vladimir de Pachmann, painter 1846 Birthday Vladimir Koppen, Russian/German meteorologist 1359 Death Ivan II, great ruler of Moscow and Vladimir, dies 1340 Death Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies
