Lyudmila Putina facts for kids
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Lyudmila Putina |
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Людмила Путина |
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Lyudmila in 2012
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| First Lady of Russia | |
| In role 7 May 2012 – 2 April 2014 Suspended: 6 June 2013 – 2 April 2014 |
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| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Svetlana Medvedeva |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In role 7 May 2000 – 7 May 2008 Acting: 31 December 1999 – 7 May 2000 |
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| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Naina Yeltsina |
| Succeeded by | Svetlana Medvedeva |
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Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Shkrebneva
6 January 1958 Kaliningrad, Soviet Union |
| Spouse |
Artur Ocheretny
(m. 2015) |
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| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya (born 6 January 1958) is a Russian linguist. She was the First Lady of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2012 to 2014. She held this role while married to Vladimir Putin, who is the current president of Russia.
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Early Life and Education
Lyudmila was born in Kaliningrad. Her parents were Alexander and Yekaterina Tikhonovna Shkrebneva. Her father worked at the Kaliningrad Mechanical Plant.
She studied to become a linguist, someone who studies languages. In 1986, Lyudmila graduated from Leningrad State University. She specialized in the Spanish language and philology, which is the study of language in historical and cultural records.
Marriage and Family
Before her marriage, Lyudmila worked as a flight attendant for Aeroflot in Kaliningrad. She met Vladimir Putin at a concert in Leningrad. They got married on 28 July 1983.
The couple has two daughters. Their first daughter, Maria, was born on 28 April 1985. Their second daughter, Katerina, was born on 31 August 1986.
From 1990 to 1994, Lyudmila taught German at Leningrad State University. Before Vladimir Putin became Prime Minister of Russia in 1999, she worked for a company called Telecominvest. She was the only employee in their Moscow office.
Role as First Lady
When Vladimir Putin became a powerful political figure, Lyudmila kept a quiet public presence. She mostly stayed out of the spotlight. Her public role was mainly to support her husband, as is common for a First Lady.
As First Lady, Lyudmila Putina supported a fund that worked to develop the Russian language. She sometimes spoke about the Russian language and education. She believed in keeping the Russian language as it was. She spoke against changes to how Russian words are spelled.
A group of experts suggested changes to Russian spelling in 2002. However, these changes were not put into place. Lyudmila was one of the people who did not support these reforms.
Divorce and Remarriage
On 6 June 2013, Lyudmila and Vladimir Putin announced that they were ending their marriage. They made this announcement together on television. It happened during a ballet performance at the State Kremlin Palace. This news ended many years of rumors about their relationship.
In April 2014, the Kremlin officially confirmed that their divorce was complete. In January 2016, news reports said that Lyudmila had married Artur Ocheretny in early 2015. Official documents for her former apartment in St. Petersburg also showed her name as Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya.
Property and Support for Organizations
Lyudmila helped create and supports a group called the Centre for the Development of Inter-personal Communications (CDIC). This organization has its offices in the center of Moscow. The building is known as Volkonsky House. It used to belong to Leo Tolstoy's grandfather.
The building is rented out to different businesses. These include banks and restaurants. The money from these rents helps support the CDIC. Lyudmila's second husband, Artur Ocheretny, leads the management board of the CDIC.
Sanctions
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lyudmila was included in a list of people facing sanctions by the United Kingdom. This happened on 13 May 2022. The UK government stated that she had benefited from special business relationships with companies owned by the state.
Honours and Awards
National
- Laureate of the "Persons of the Year 2002" contest by Komsomolskaya Pravda in the category of "Educator of the Year" (2002)
- Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad (2007)
Foreign
- Germany: Laureate of the Jacob Grimm Prize (2002)
- Kyrgyzstan: Laureate of the "Rukhaniyat" prize of the International Association for the Rebirth of Spirituality (2002)
- Kazakhstan:
- Honorary Professor of the Eurasian National University named after Gumilev (2005)
- Golden Warrior medal (2005)
See also
In Spanish: Liudmila Ocherétnaya para niños
