President Putin at a cabinet meeting praising, 2005 Russia photograph: Vladimir Putin sits at the head of a long cabinet

President Putin at a cabinet meeting praising the Chechen parliamentary election (Moscow, 28 November 2005)

Vladimir Putin sits at the head of a long cabinet table between a Russian tricolour and the state standard, with ministers on either side. The tell is the head of state, in the accompanying Kremlin text, certifying the 27 November vote as proof that the Chechen people 'have shown that no one and nothing can frighten them'.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Testimonial

Date: November 28, 2005
Period: Contemporary
Made by: Presidential Press and Information Office (kremlin.ru)

Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Themes, Event, Source, Rights

Region: Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Country: Russia
Medium: Photograph
Issuer type: State
Regime: Putin Government
Leader: Vladimir Putin
Audience: Mixed
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Themes: Elections and party politics, War and the military
Event: Second Chechen War
Regime: Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin
Leader: Vladimir Putin
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: President of Russia (kremlin.ru), retrieved October 12, 2026
Rights: CC BY 4.0 (kremlin.ru, licence stated on the site)
Presidential Press and Information Office (kremlin.ru), CC BY 4.0.