Worth tens of billions of dollars now, Putin was so poor growing up that his family and several others shared a stove in the hallway of their apartment building—and an unheated bathroom. Via biographer @mashagessen #weekendreading
In 1996, Putin’s mentor was running for re-election. Another man was named to run his campaign—but the man left after assassination attempts involving sulfuric acid (failed) & bullets (he was wounded but survived). Then Putin, behind crooked deals, got the job. Via @mashagessen
Putin’s dissertation appeared to be “16 pages of text and no fewer than 6 charts taken verbatim from an American textbook. Putin never acknowledged the plagiarism charges.” Via @mashagessen
Putin asked his mentor to make an emergency campaign trip for him in 2000. The mentor died/was killed on the trip; the two young bodyguard/assistants had to be treated for symptoms of poisoning. Via @mashagessen
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