Ceremony The ceremony began at a quarter to 12 Moscow time, when in St Andrew’s hall was made a Russian Flag and the Presidential Standard. Following them, a Sign of the President and a special copy of the Russian Constitution were introduced. After the introduction of the Flag and Symbols of the President, the Chairwoman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and Chairman of the constitutional Court Valery Zorkin were invited to the stage. At that time, Vladimir Putin left his office in the Kremlin Senate and went to the Grand Kremlin Palace. When moving, the Cortege automobile was first used. More: Инаугурация_президента_Российской_Федерации
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