Executive Order on celebrating 350th anniversary of city of Ulan-Ude 2012-12-14 10:45:00 Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Celebrating the 350th Anniversary of the Foundation of the City of Ulan-Ude. The President approved the suggestion of the Government of the Russian Federation on celebrating the 350th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Ulan-Ude in 2016. Regional and local authorities were instructed to take part in preparing and conducting this event. Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia, is located in eastern Siberia, 130 km from Lake Baikal.