We renamed our son Putin and now we regret it, relatives in Russia say

The Juraev family, originally from Tajikistan, have renamed their son Putin, but want to change his name back to Rasul. >Parents, who renamed their son Putin in honor of the President of Russia, asked to restore his former name.

The Juraev family, who moved to Russia from their native Tajikistan in the early 2010s, officially renamed their one-and-a-half-year-old son Rasul Putin, but now they are seeking permission from officials to change it back, according to the head of the registry office of the city of Alexandrov, 90 km northeast of Moscow.

“ Parents turned to us: let’s say, they are sorry for what they — Ekaterina Belous told the local newspaper.

— They want to give the child the name that he received at birth. .”

She did not explain why the parents suddenly changed their minds.

The child's grandfather is a strong supporter of Putin and inspired the name change.

Grandfather&#39 ;s support

When journalists from the Novy Gorod Aleksandrov newspaper visited the outside of the family's house in 2016, they found a giant Putin carpet on the wall next to several framed photographs of the Russian leader.

Grandfather also displayed many collectible plates and mugs depicting Putin in his family's living room.

Rakhman Juraev, the child's grandfather, told a local newspaper at the time he heard someone in Egypt name the child Putin: Doesn’t Russia have this?”

Local authorities said they had no legal grounds to refuse the family’s request to change the boy’s name.

A year after Rasul was named Putin, the parents of his newborn cousin brother named him Shoigu after the Russian defense minister.

The head of the registry said on Monday they had not received any inquiries from Shoigu. the parents renamed the boy.