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title: Acting President Putin in a Su-27 flight helmet on arrival in Grozny (Chechnya, 20 March 2000)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/putin-su27-flight-grozny-2000/
description: Close photograph of Vladimir Putin in a blue flight helmet with a Russian tricolour patch and an oxygen mask, adjusting the helmet with a gloved hand
section: Collection
---

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# Acting President Putin in a Su-27 flight helmet on arrival in Grozny (Chechnya, 20 March 2000)

Close photograph of Vladimir Putin in a blue flight helmet with a Russian tricolour patch and an oxygen mask, adjusting the helmet with a gloved hand inside a fighter cockpit. The tell is the head of state shown in a combat aircraft's equipment, which ties the acting president personally to military force and the war effort.

## Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

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[← Acting President Putin presents awards to federal troops, Gudermes, 1 January 2000](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/putin-gudermes-awards-chechnya-2000/) [Acting President Putin and General Troshev at a paratroop regiment ceremony (Russia, 20 March 2000) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/putin-troshev-paratroop-ceremony-2000/)

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