Acting President Putin presents awards to federal troops, Gudermes, 1 January 2000
Vladimir Putin, in a plain dark winter jacket and turtleneck, shakes hands with an officer in camouflage and a fur cap while holding a small object in his other hand; soldiers and a man in a white turban and embroidered robe look on. The tells are the head of state placed among troops in the war zone and a clergyman in the frame, which pair the new acting president with the army and religious authority.
- Date
- January 1, 2000
- Period
- Contemporary
- Made by
- Presidential Press and Information Office (kremlin.ru)
- Country
- Russia
- Medium
- Photograph
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Putin Government
- Leader
- Vladimir Putin
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- Second Chechen War
- Techniques
- Transfer
- Leader
- Vladimir Putin
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (Presidential Press and Information Office, kremlin.ru), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- CC BY 3.0 / CC BY 4.0 (kremlin.ru, via Commons)
Presidential Press and Information Office (kremlin.ru), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
No printed or legible text on this object.
