Direct Line with Vladimir Putin

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
Created by Vladimir Putin
Written by Konstantin Ernst
Directed by Alexey Gromov
Dmitry Peskov
Starring Vladimir Putin (Responding)
Yekaterina Andreeva
Sergei Brilov (Host)
Ernst Matskyavichius (Host)
Maria Sittel (Host)
Kirill Kleimenov (Host)
Country of origin Russia
Original language(s) Russian
Production
Executive producer(s) Tatyana Remezova
Ivan Kudryatsev
Maria Morgun
Dmitry Shchugorev
Maria Kitaeeva
Anna Pavlova
Producer(s) Oleg Dobrodeev
Location(s) Ostankino, Moscow
Running time 4 hours
Production company(s) VGTRK
Release
Original network RT
OTR
Russia-1
Russia 24
RT
Channel One Russia
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV)
720p (16:9 HDTV)
Original release December 24, 2001 (2001-12-24) – April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
External links
Website

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin (Прямая линия с Владимиром Путиным) is annual special Television program and a Q&A show mostly broadcast live by Russia-1, Russia 24, RT and Channel One Russia and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio of Russia radio stations. It is supported and directed by Kremlin Press Secretary.

The show is running once a year. During Putin's Premiership the show was called "Talk with Vladimir Putin. The Continuing." (Разговор с Владимиром Путиным. Продолжение).

There is also a Medvedev's equivalent TV show named "Talk with Dmitry Medvedev" (Разговор с Дмитрием Медведевым).

Format

During the program, Putin been asked questions from Russian citizens by telephone, and television inclusion from largest Russian cities. Since 2012, Putin received questions from the Internet, mostly concerns actual events.

Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to questions from an audience and those submitted by text, electronic mail, telephone, and live video during his annual question and answer session in Moscow.

External links

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