Russian President Vladimir Putin is well-trained in Russian martial art form Sambo and Judo. You should see his 82-minute classic ‘Let’s learn Judo with Vladimir Putin’ to believe it.
Putin themed Apple watch
A gold-coated Apple Watch was manufactured by Caviar Perna Penna that depicts Moscow skyline and the double-headed eagle of Russia's coat of arms. It costs US $3,073.
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Putin is a fitness freak
Putin likes fishing, horse riding, tiger-hunting, swimming and scuba diving.
Putin and shipwrecks
Putin, in 2013, entered a submersible and sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Finland, some 200 feet underwater, just to check out a 140-year-old shipwreck.
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Putin loves spy novels
He likes reading and especially the spy novels. He once said it amazes him how one man can achieve everything.
Putin has lead bird routes
Putin loves wildlife and once he flew a motorized deltaplane in Yamalo-Nenets district in an attempt to lead Siberian cranes on migration route.
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Putin and German
Apart from Russian, Putin can speak German fluently.
Early life
Putin grew up in a shared apartment in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, the Russian city ravaged by World War I.
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Putin took a ride in a minisub or bathyscaphe.
Putin and KGB
Putin joined the KGB right after university and spent the 1980s helping the Soviet secret police recruit people to spy on the West.
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