Putin on his birthday went to the Siberian taiga – Sight

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday marks 62 years old, his birthday the head of state will hold in a remote Siberian taiga.

According to the press secretary of the president, Dmitry Peskov, Putin took on Tuesday off, and even before the fall “in the Siberian taiga, 300-400 kilometers from the nearest settlement.” However, as early as Wednesday in Siberia he planned “official activities”, said the press secretary, said RIA “Novosti» .

Previous birthday President held on resort, but in the working environment – during a business trip to the Indonesian island of Bali, where he took part in the APEC summit. Despite the busy schedule of the trip, the president did not go without gifts, including a rather unexpected. So, the morning of 7 October, when Putin came to the pavilion of meetings of the APEC summit, the leader of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, sang Happy Birthday to You, accompanying himself on guitar. Other participants in the meeting began to sing. Later, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave Putin a traditional Japanese alcoholic drink sake, but from the President Xi Jinping Russian head of state got cake.

Peskov said that “traditionally most of the gifts sent to the president of the library and stored there,” but added that some gifts from friends and acquaintances, Putin leaves himself.

In this case, the press secretary said that usually employees of the administration, which on Tuesday will be a working day, do not make gifts to his boss, but sent a telegram “with warm words».

According to Peskov, this time a telegram to the president, despite its remoteness from populated areas, will be able to send everyone, and “all who can call, be sure to be able to do it.” “Of course, all the relatives and friends to congratulate the President on his birthday, as it happens in all ordinary families,” – he added.

next birthday, Putin will meet against the backdrop of the highest trust rating from the Russians for all 15 years old, he is in top government positions. But if the actions of the president approves the vast majority of citizens (largely due to the events around the Ukraine), then in the international arena, he faces serious pressure from Western countries for the same reasons. However, despite the introduction of sanctions against Russian head of state has repeatedly stated that he would not change the domestic and foreign policy.

According to the survey by the Levada Center, indicators of Russians approved of Putin’s policy in September amounted to 86% (in August 84%, July 85%). For comparison, in March 2012, when Putin was elected for a third term, the level of support it was, according to the poll, 64%. The sharp rise in the approval of the head of state in 2014, experts associated primarily with the “Crimean effect».

According to the Public Opinion Foundation poll, 60% of Russians have moral authority among the famous Russian people – artists, scientists, politicians and athletes. For 36% of the supporters of this opinion is respected Putin and in this category it the undisputed leader of famous Russians (followed by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu with 6% and 5%, respectively).

Experts of the Center for Strategic Communications note that in the 15 years since the appointment of Putin as prime minister in August 1999, Russia now “a whole generation that is willing to participate in the political, economic and social life of the country.” According to analysts, this new middle class will be the most active force in the domestic, foreign, economic and regional policy, will radically improve the efficiency of public administration and ensure the implementation of the project development.

In the report of the Centre, published the day before, it is noted that a new political cycle poses distinct challenges Russia, the answers to which will require active action on the part of the new middle class.

«Amid tightening of external pressure and consolidation of the elites to the president required to complete major projects, making a bet on his own generation, formed in his presidency and premiership “- the authors believe the document.