"God save the Tsar!" was one of the first public birthday wishes for President Vladimir Putin who turns 72 on Monday and who has been Russia's paramount leader for nearly quarter of a century.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by the hail "God save the Tsar" on the occasion of his 72nd birthday by ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin on his Telegram channel just minutes after midnight on Oct.

ALBAWABA - Russian President Vladimir Putin marks today his 72nd birthday, with many supporters sharing unique pictures of the Russian leader on social

President Vladimir Putin was hailed a 'tsar' on his 72nd birthday on Monday by some supporters who said the former KGB spy had raised Russia up from its knees and would deliver victory against the West in the Ukraine war.

On his 72nd birthday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin received a congratulatory message from influential ultra far-right Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin. In his post on Telegram, Dugin used the phrase “God save the Tsar,