Russians tune in to Conversation with Vladimir Putin

On December 15 at 12:00 p.m., many politically active Russians, including a 92-year-old resident of Kazan, Dora Putugir, tuned in to watch a live broadcast of Conversation with Vladimir Putin (Continued) on TV channels Russiya 1, Russyia 24, radio stations Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Russiya.

Pensioners expect the prime minister to announce an increase in pensions…

…while young mothers hope for better child benefits.

For Putin, this is a decade milestone. In 2001, when Putin spoke to the nation in this format, the officers of the Pacific Fleet who are pictured in this photo were still students.

This Q&A session in 2011 became the second broadcast which is available to Russians on iPad. Only two years ago this was impossible.

Many questions posed to the prime minister are related to society and national security. Others concerned the issues of housing and public utilities. Pictured: Patients in a prenatal center of Kaliningrad watching the live broadcast television program Conversation with Vladimir Putin.

According to the press secretary of the cabinet of ministers, Dmitry Peskov, 8.5% of Russians are interested in issues of labor and wages, nearly 5% are concerned with topics related to the state, 4% are interested in protecting human rights and freedom, under 4% - questions of health. Pictured: A central television employee relaxes while watching the live broadcast.

Conversation with Vladimir Putin’s broadcast in an office in Tomsk.