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Updated October 5th, 2021 at 22:14 IST

Russia's govt shares Vladimir Putin's pic with his class teacher on World Teachers Day

President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with his class teacher after several years on occasion of world teachers day.

Reported by: Aakansha Tandon
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As the world celebrated International Teachers Day on October 5, to recognise Teachers’ contribution to our lives, Russia’s foreign ministry has posted a new photo of Russia's president, as they tweeted a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin dancing with his class teacher. Vladimir Putin, who is often seen as a stern leader was seen enjoying the company of his teacher while dancing. The picture describes it all. 

Watch the post of Putin’s photo here--

In the tweet, along with Putin’s photo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote, “Today is World #TeachersDay! Congratulations to our dear tutors! In Russia, teachers have always been revered, long before this international holiday emerged. President #Putin with his class teacher.” The ministry further expressed that in Russian culture, teachers were always revered with utmost respect and dignity, even before the day was dedicated to teachers. 

The story behind Putin’s picture with his teacher

However, the story behind the said picture of Putin is very interesting. The picture was clicked in 2019 when Putin invited his class teacher, who was back then 86 years old as a VIP guest at Russia’s Victory Day Parade in May. In a viral video from the event, it can be seen that as soon as Putin walked in and saw his 86 year old teacher, he went towards her and greeted her as he met class teacher after several years. 

Multiple videos from the event show Vladimir Putin meeting his class teacher from school. The Russian President Vladimir Putin and his teacher duo also shared a celebratory dance at the ceremony held on world teachers day. Reportedly, the 86 year old teacher, Vera Gurevich, used to teach German to young Putin in his school days. After several years, he decided to invite his teacher to the Victory Day Parade in 2019. 

The Victory Day parade is celebrated in Russia on May 9 to commemorate Russia’s 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany near the end of World War II. The parade is a national event and is marked to celebrate the glory and valour of all the Russians who had lost their lives. 

Image: Twitter/ @MFARussia

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Published October 5th, 2021 at 21:01 IST

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