Russian presidential inauguration

Presidential inauguration at the Grand Kremlin Palace – Vladimir Putin, May 7, 2018
Putin during his inauguration, May 7, 2024.
Inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev, 3rd president of Russia, May 7, 2008

The Russian presidential inauguration (Russian: Инаугурация президента Российской Федерации, romanized: Inauguratsiya prezidenta Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a ceremony to mark the start of a term of the president of Russia. The president's term is six years (formerly four years). In the case of extraordinary election, the inauguration is conducted thirty days after the announcement of the official election results by the Central Election Commission of Russia. Since Vladimir Putin's first inauguration in 2000, the ceremony took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace of the Moscow Kremlin.[1] The inauguration ceremony of the Russian president has traditionally been accompanied by the festive prayer service of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', which dates back to 1498, when the first wedding took place for the reign of Prince Dmitry Ivanovich, the grandson of Ivan III.[2]

  1. ^ Gessen, Masha (2012). The Man without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. Internet Archive. New York: Riverhead Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-59448-842-9
  2. ^ "В день инаугурации президента России патриарх Кирилл совершит молебен". ТАСС (in Russian). Retrieved May 8, 2018.