The solemn procedure for taking office of the country's president takes place in the Russian capital. In the laws, the ceremonial has not been painted, but during the years of the modern Russian state, there have been strong traditions of inauguration, for which Vladimir Putin, elected for the fourth time as Russia's head in the March 18 vote,. On Monday, May 7, Putin appeared in the Grand Kremlin Palace in 12. 00 MSK. Passed through the historic halls. Under the battle of the chimes rose to the podium.

There it is already awaiting the chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin and the speakers of the Federation Council and the State Duma Valentina Matvienko and Vyacheslav Volodin. To the left of the rostrum is the Sign of the President of the Russian Federation, and to the right - a unique volume of the Constitution of the country. It was made in 1996. The cover is covered with an expensive leather lizard, decorated with the silver coat of arms of Russia and gold embossed. On this book, which is kept for the rest of the time in the Library of the Presidential Administration in the Kremlin, Putin will put his right hand and say loudly and clearly 33 words - the text of the Russian president's oath. After the oath of loyalty to Russia and its people will be given, Putin will be considered the president of the Russian Federation officially. He will be given insignia. Firstly, the standard - a tricolor with the image of the emblem, in the shaft of which there is a silver plate, where the name, surname and patronymy of the incumbent president are stamped out. Secondly, the gold cross, on the back of which was written the slogan: "Benefits, honor and glory". To the cross is attached a special chain of 17 links. Thirdly, a special sign of the president: again, a gold cross on which the name and initials of the president and the date of his taking office are engraved. This is the newest symbol, it was founded only in 2011. for wearing during official government events. After the solemn presentation of the insignia, the general execution of the anthem follows, the speech of the head of state and artillery salute from the side of the Kremlin embankment. There will be 30 volleys - the maximum number in the hierarchy of military honors, because the Russian president is also the supreme commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the country. The ceremony at the Cathedral Square of the Kremlin will end, where Putin will receive the parade of the Presidential Regiment. Later, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, will perform a prayer service at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral on the occasion of the inauguration. President in the temple, of course, will attend. This year, twice more guests are invited to the Kremlin to the ceremony, than usual - almost 5 thousand people.

Therefore, in the Andreevsky Hall, where the rostrum with the Constitution is established, the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet, representatives of the Presidential Administration, governors, senators and deputies, the heads of the religious confessions in Russia, many foreign leaders and celebrities. In particular, the wife of the first president of the Russian Federation Naina Yeltsin, musician Yuri Bashmet, hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk, director Karen Shakhnazarov, ex-mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov, actor Mikhail Boyarsky. Guests who do not have enough room in the Andreevsky Hall will be able to watch the inauguration from other halls of the grand suite of the palace - there will be installed special screens everywhere.