March 4th 2012 110,000 people gathered in Mesa Square in Moscow their eyes fixed on the stage we president Medvedev and prime minister Putin stood side by side as the vote count indicated Putin's Victory with around 63% of the votes it became clear that he would be reelected as president amid the jubilant years Putin addressed the crowd asking can we win as he spoke his voice wavered and tear streamed down his face a rare display of emotion for the usually stoic leader the crowd erupted in chance of his name witnessing a moment of vulnerability from their tough President Putin's tears however were not shed for personal losses like the departure of his wife but for the Russian people what drove him to tears multiple times on the cold night of December the 19th 2016 a tragedy struck in