Depardieu has been one of the quintessential faces of the French silver screen for decades.
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With his citizenship, Depardieu bequeathed in the letter his social security benefits to the state.
CNN: French star Depardieu ditches France for Putin's Russia
Mr Depardieu was granted Russian citizenship by a decree signed by Mr Putin on 3 January.
Still the highly publicized flight of figures like Mr. Depardieu has the government worried.
France went further with its 75% rate, prompting notable expatriations such as beloved actor Gerard Depardieu.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault had called Mr Depardieu's decision to leave the country "shabby".
Depardieu also denied that his decision to move abroad was to avoid paying taxes.
Still, if Gerard Depardieu and Nicolas Sarkozy are quintessentially French, Tina Turner is quintessentially American.
This week, French actor Gerard Depardieu was granted Russian citizenship by president Vladimir Putin.
Depardieu has been seen knocking about his familiar precincts on the Left Bank of Paris.
Meanwhile, some are calling for Mr. Depardieu to come back to his beloved France.
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Depardieu demurred and moved out of France to Belgium where the tax rate is considerably lower.
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The Russian leader, they argue, is using the Depardieu saga as a PR exercise for internal purposes.
Nonetheless, Depardieu has steadfastly defended the move to his new home in the Belgian village of Nechin.
That works out to an average tax rate of 39.4%, less than half of what Depardieu claims.
We do know that Depardieu has agreed to play the leading role in a film about Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Meanwhile, the French film starring Depardieu as Rasputin still has not been released in his new Russian homeland.
Depardieu has worked in Russia before, appearing in a historical film on czarist Russia and in ad campaigns.
CNN: French star Depardieu ditches France for Putin's Russia
It has led to some wealthy citizens, like the actor Gerard Depardieu, to say they would emigrate.
Fellow actor Gerard Depardieu obtained a Russian passport this week following a tax row with the French government.
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Depardieu could potentially receive his Russian passport during the meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the news agency.
In a letter to journalists, Depardieu gushed with praise for the country and its society, RIA Novosti reported.
Depardieu's Russian citizenship was granted to him personally by presidential decree, Russia's official news agency RIA Novosti reported.
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been formally registered as a permanent resident of the central Russian town of Saransk.
Mr Depardieu is now registered as living at No 1, Democracy Street in Saransk, in the region of Mordovia.
Depardieu gets more hilarious and touching the more he gets dazed and confused.
Mr Depardieu had earlier threatened to move to Belgium to avoid higher taxes.
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In truth, French people have felt touched to their core by Depardieu's gesture.
Depardieu and Putin are friends, and the actor has worked in Russia before.
Renowned actor Gerard Depardieu has already taken up the offer of Russian citizenship, despite France's constitutional court vetoing Hollande's proposal.
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