1. Lyudmila Putina served as the First Lady of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014

1. Lyudmila Putina served as the First Lady of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014

2. The couple got married in 1983 and divorced in 2014

2. The couple got married in 1983 and divorced in 2014

3. They have two daughters- the elder Maria working as a paediatric endocrinologist and younger Katerina who is a scientist

3. They have two daughters- the elder Maria working as a paediatric endocrinologist and younger Katerina who is a scientist

4. She later married Artur Ocheretny in 2015 and renamed herself as Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya

4. She later married Artur Ocheretny in 2015 and renamed herself as Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya

5. She is a linguist and graduated from Leningrad State University

5. She is a linguist and graduated from Leningrad State University

6. After Putin's rise to political power, Lyudmila maintained a low profile on the Russian political stage, generally avoiding the limelight except as required by protocol and restricting her public role to supportive statements about her husband.

6. After Putin's rise to political power, Lyudmila maintained a low profile on the Russian political stage, generally avoiding the limelight except as required by protocol and restricting her public role to supportive statements about her husband.

7. She helped create and supports the foundation called the Centre for the Development of Inter-personal Communications (CDIC)

7. She helped create and supports the foundation called the Centre for the Development of Inter-personal Communications (CDIC)

8. As First Lady, Lyudmila Putina was a curator of a fund that aimed to develop the Russian language and sometimes produced statements concerning Russian language and education.

8. As First Lady, Lyudmila Putina was a curator of a fund that aimed to develop the Russian language and sometimes produced statements concerning Russian language and education.

9. She worked in various professions in her career right from a flight attendant to that of a professor

9. She worked in various professions in her career right from a flight attendant to that of a professor

10. She was born in Kaliningrad on January 6, 1958

10. She was born in Kaliningrad on January 6, 1958

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