Putin was born on 7 October 1952 , in Leningrad ( modern-day Saint Petersburg ) , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union , to parents Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin ( 1911 -- 1999 ) and Maria Ivanovna Putina ( `` née '' Shelomova ; 1911 -- 1998 ) .
Putin was born on 7 October 1952 , in Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union . His parents were Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin ( 1911 -- 1999 ) and Maria Ivanovna Putina ( `` née '' Shelomova ; 1911 -- 1998 ) .