A family from the Vladimir region named their son Putin in 2016. And now I decided to rename it

The Juraev family from the Aleksandrovsky district of the Vladimir region decided to rename their son, who was given the name Putin in 2016. The head of the regional department of the registry office, Yekaterina Belous, said this in an interview with the newspaper Novy Gorod Aleksandrov. The video of the conversation was published in the VK edition.

“Parents have already contacted us again. While we consulted them. They are, shall we say, remorseful for what they did. They want to return the name of the child, which he was given at birth, ”said Belous.

The journalist of the publication noted that relatives of the Juraev family also gave their son the name Shoigu. The head of the registry office said that Shoigu's parents did not apply to the authorities.

The Juraev family are natives of Tajikistan who moved to Russia during the civil war and received Russian citizenship. As reported the BBC Russian Service , the parents decided to give their one and a half year old son Rasul the name Putin at the request of his grandfather, a fan of the Russian president. In January 2017, was born to Putin Juraev, who was named Shoigu. a cousin