Click "continue reading" on the top entry of the quora link. >There is a document - an application for issuing a new passport of Russian citizen Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich of December 30, 2000, which indicates the citizenship of the parents. According to official data, Father - Putin Vladimir Spiridonovich - Russian, and mother - Shelomova Maria Ivanovna - Jewish. [Here is a photo of the application for the passport of the Russian Federation and as we see, Vladimir Putin’s mother is Jewish.](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-bbd6f641b936a2b530fe69c5aacf9a18-lq)