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November 27, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin said that it was unacceptable for textbooks on the history of Russia to be politicized at a meeting with history scholars at the Russian national library November 27, 2003, 20:00

President Vladimir Putin met with historians November 27, 2003, 15:00 Russian State Library, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian State Library November 27, 2003, 13:40 Moscow

November 26, 2003, Wednesday

Meeting with religious leaders from the Caucasus and with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II, President Vladimir Putin said he hopes that the process now underway in Georgia will end positively in presidential elections and legitimisation of the current situation November 26, 2003, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin met with religious leaders of the Caucasus November 26, 2003, 19:25

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev November 26, 2003, 18:20

November 25, 2003, Tuesday

The lack of ideological restrictions have significantly increase the spectrum of Russian culture and given it more opportunities in the world, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Council for culture and art. By invitation of the President, the UNESCO General Director Koichiro Matsuura took part in the meeting November 25, 2003, 18:31

Russia's President met with UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura November 25, 2003, 15:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the President's Culture and Art Council November 25, 2003, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

November 24, 2003, Monday

Speaking at a meeting with members of the government, President Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that Georgia’s future legitimately elected authorities would do all they can to restore the centuries-old traditions of friendship between Russia and Georgia. Mr Putin emphasised that this can be the only possible objective for Russia’s policy towards Georgia November 24, 2003, 18:45

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev November 24, 2003, 15:40

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members November 24, 2003, 14:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed the decree “On the Council under the President on the Fight against Corruption.” November 24, 2003, 00:00

November 23, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin was reported about Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation November 23, 2003, 21:00

November 22, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov on a visit to Tbilisi November 22, 2003, 20:45

November 21, 2003, Friday

President Vladimir Putin met with Georgy Yartsev, the trainer of Russia’s national football team November 21, 2003, 20:38

President Vladimir Putin met with the head coach of the Russian national football team, Georgy Yartsev November 21, 2003, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

November 20, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan November 20, 2003, 21:00

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to British Prime Minister Tony Blair in connection with terrorist attacks at UK offices in Istanbul November 20, 2003, 20:50

At a ceremony for awarding credential letters to ambassadors from a number of different countries, President Vladimir Putin once more stressed the necessity of unity in fighting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, organized crime and drug trafficking November 20, 2003, 18:32

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum