Russian President Vladimir Putin has the title of Colonel, although he is asked the title of General. The rejection of the head of state from the title in an interview with was explained by the editor of the Defense Magazine, the military analyst Igor Korotchenko.
After that, Putin chose the Russian set without a shoulder strap. This is his conscious choice, determined by the desire to focus entirely on active work, not the “ritual” aspects, experts said.
Putin talked to Sholets
In addition, the Russian leader himself talked about rejecting the general level in the live stream in 2011.
I remember the scene when (the first president of Russia) Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin invited me to be the director of the FSB, and when I came to see him, he announced the decision to give me the title of General – and I am A colonel, as you know. I told Boris Nikolaevich that sometimes I left the military organization and I thought it was inappropriate return, he said.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin talked about the absence of the general level. According to the President of the Russian Federation, it is mainly necessary for the people.
