The terrorist attack outside Moscow a few days later was a blow to his aura as a leader for whom national security is paramount.
Just days later came a searing counterpoint: His vaunted security apparatus failed to prevent Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack in 20 years.
Inside Russia, the election — and its predetermined outcome — underscored Mr. Putin’s dominance over the nation’s politics.
The area is closed as part of increased security measures after the terrorist attack on Friday.
Before Friday, the most recent mass-casualty terrorist attack in the capital region was a suicide bombing at an airport in Moscow in 2011 that killed 37 people.
Persons:
Vladimir V, Putin, “, ” Aleksandr Kynev, ” Mr, Mr, ”, Nanna Heitmann, Aleksei A, ” Ruslan Leviev, Olga Skabeyeva, Margarita Simonyan, Russia’s, Aleksandr Dugin, Dugin, Dugin’s, Andriy Yusov, Putin’s, Shamil Zhumatov, Kynev, Vladimir Putin’s, Constant Méheut
Organizations:
Kremlin, Islamic State, Passengers, The New York Times, Terrorism, Islamic, ., Reuters
Locations:
Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Beslan, United States