1. On the hunt for Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife and her Ironman husband

    https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-sanctions-lyudmila-ocheretnaya-vladimir-putin-ex-wife-artur-ocheretny/

    As a political spouse, Ocheretnaya — then called Lyudmila Putina — kept a relatively low profile. She pursued her own career until Putin was elected prime minister and then helped create and run a center dedicated to the promotion of the Russian language. Putina attended the occasional state dinner and performed other first lady duties like ...

  2. Putin's daughters: Who are they and why were they sanctioned? - NPR

    https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091340068/vladimir-putin-daughters-sanctioned-russia-ukraine

    Both are the daughters of Putin's ex-wife, Lyudmila Putina, an Aeroflot flight attendant whom Putin married in 1983. The two later divorced after three decades of marriage. Sponsor Message

  3. Russia's Vladimir Putin and wife Lyudmila divorce - BBC News

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22806866

    6 June 2013. 02:06. The couple revealed their decision on divorce on state TV. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have said their marriage is over. The couple, who had been ...

  4. Who are Putin's daughters? What we know about his family - BBC

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61011141

    The two are the daughters of President Putin and his ex-wife Lyudmila.The pair married in 1983 when she was a flight attendant and he a KGB officer. Their marriage lasted 30 years, spanning Mr ...

  5. Putin’s daughters make rare appearance at St. Petersburg ... - CNN

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/world/putins-daughters-rare-appearance-st-petersburg-intl/index.html

    Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, believed to be in their mid to late 30s, are Putin’s daughters from his marriage to former wife Lyudmila, whom he divorced in 2013 after nearly 30 years ...

  6. Putin's wife steps out of the shadows - to bid him farewell - NBC News

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putins-wife-steps-out-shadows-bid-him-farewell-flna6C10253324

    June 8, 2013, 8:07 PM UTC. In happier times: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila sit in front of the Taj Mahal while touring the city of Agra in this October 4, 2000 file ...

  7. Portrait: Lyudmila Putina - Financial Times

    https://www.ft.com/content/1d4d86d4-6135-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0

    On June 6, 55-year-old Lyudmila Putina took to Russian state television with President Vladimir Putin for a joint announcement about their upcoming divorce. The smile on her face was as happy as ...

  8. The Putin Divorce: What Russia’s Rulers Hide | The New Yorker

    https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-putin-divorce-what-russias-rulers-hide

    Lyudmila Putina’s absence was especially striking at a recent Easter church service, where Putin stood with Dmitri Medvedev, his substitute President and current Prime Minister, and Medvedev’s ...

  9. Book Details the Unenviable Life of Mrs. Vladimir V. Putin

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-16-fg-lyudmila16-story.html

    Lyudmila Putina’s candid observations about the man she met in 1980 are couched in the uncomplaining parlance of women of her generation who have come to expect little from their men--and often ...