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January 6, 2002, Sunday

While in Pereslavl Zalessky, President Vladimir Putin saw Peter the Great's first boat at a local nautical museum and visited the Spaso-Preobrazhensky cathedral January 6, 2002, 16:40

January 4, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez January 4, 2002, 19:40

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Gennady Fadeyev Federal Railways Minister January 4, 2002, 18:30 Novo-Ogaryvo

January 3, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Cuban leader Fidel Castro to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution January 3, 2002, 00:00

December 31, 2001, Monday

New Year Message to the Citizens of Russia December 31, 2001, 23:55 The Kremlin, Moscow

The Russian President signed the 2002 budget, the Labour Code and the Code of Administrative Violations December 31, 2001, 00:00

December 29, 2001, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the French President Jacques Chirac December 29, 2001, 16:50

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with members of the Cabinet at the House of Government December 29, 2001, 12:40 Moscow

By presidential decree, President Vladimir Putin appointed Igor Shchegolev Chief of the Presidential Protocol, dismissing him from his previous post December 29, 2001, 00:00

December 28, 2001, Friday

President Vladimir Putin watched “Vladimir Vysotsky (A Poetic Performance)” at the Moscow Taganka Theatre December 28, 2001, 20:15 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Audit Chamber officials December 28, 2001, 18:20 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma December 28, 2001, 13:30

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on establishing regional pardons commissions and a statute on the procedure for reviewing pardon appeals December 28, 2001, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin wished the leaders and Prime Ministers of over 150 countries a merry Christmas and a happy New Year December 28, 2001, 00:00

December 27, 2001, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of a new port in Primorsk December 27, 2001, 15:45 Primorsk, The Leningrad Region

December 26, 2001, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with US President George Bush December 26, 2001, 22:50

President Vladimir Putin chaired a session of the Security Council on state support for the export of military goods December 26, 2001, 17:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

A session of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State was held in the Kremlin December 26, 2001, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 25, 2001, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani December 25, 2001, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin addressed an expanded board meeting of the Interior Ministry December 25, 2001, 12:00 Moscow

"We remember the lessons of World War II and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors."