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Putin Life Story
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Putin Life History
Putin certainly has the visible trappings of wealth. Among his alleged holdings is a palace on the Black Sea with a reported price tag of $1 billion. It features “a magnificent columned facade reminiscent of the country palaces Russian tsars built in the 18th Century,” according to the BBC. Early Life and Political Career Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, on October 7, 1952. He grew up with his family in a communal apartment, attending. Russian leader Vladimir Putin was born in 1952 in St. Petersburg (then known as Leningrad). After graduating from Leningrad State University, Putin began his career in the KGB as an intelligence. In public, Putin is known for his icy stare, seemingly impenetrable, much like the life he leads. 'He doesn't talk,' one interpreter told Newsweek writer Ben Judah. 'He feels no need to smile.' Vladimir Putin becomes Russia's president for life Thanks to an overwhelming vote of confidence from about three-fourths of the Russian electorate, Vladimir Putin now can remain president of Russia.