Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits an agricultural exhibition at Russia's Exhibition Centre in Moscow October 11, 2008. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Druzhinin/Pool (RUSSIA)
‘Once a Spy, Always a Spy’ -- Daniel Wiser, Washington Free Beacon
How Putin's KGB past shapes his autocratic rule
It was January of 1990, and a middle-aged, overweight Vladimir Putin was depressed.
Working as a paper-pushing KGB intelligence officer in Dresden, Germany, Putin spent most of his time attempting to recruit undercover foreign agents and writing reports. News from back home in the Soviet Union caused great concern.
Mikhail Gorbachev had ascended to the head of the Communist Party and was pushing liberalizing policies, and by 1989 the KGB leadership had begun to back some of his reforms. Hundreds of thousands protested in the streets of Communist East Germany for reunification—culminating in the fall of the Berlin Wall in November.
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My Comment: I am surprised that it is only now that attention is being focused on Putin's past .... what makes him tick, his background, the events that shaped who and what he is today. I say good luck to this exercise .... it is not going to be easy. On a side note .... here is an entertaining photo gallery of Putin .... 43 Photos That Show Vladimir Putin Doesn't Mess Around (Business Insider)
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