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Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause World War III

2022-10-07 18:21:16Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

 

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause
Vladimir Putin

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates his 70th birthday today.

The jubilee comes at a time when the increasingly authoritarian leader faces some of the most daunting challenges of his two decades in power.

Putin has been president or prime minister for over 23 years.

Although polls in Russia are very limited and should be interpreted with caution, the Levada Center has recorded Putin's approval rating at over 80 percent for most of 2022. In August, the figure was 83 percent. But in September, Putin's approval rating fell to 77 percent.

The first congratulations came from subordinates and Patriarch Kirill, who prayed for the health of the most influential leader in Russia since the time of Joseph Stalin.

Putin, who came to power in 1999, is facing perhaps the biggest challenge that the invasion of Ukraine has caused, the toughest confrontation with the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

This birthday comes after more than 200 days have passed since the start of the war in Ukraine, where tens of thousands of people have been killed.

In past years, Putin has celebrated by taking trips, hiking in Siberia with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu or playing in a hockey game. It seems that the head of the Kremlin will spend this birthday at work, as today he is expected to have a meeting in Saint Petersburg with the heads of states of the political bloc led by Moscow.

Putin's birthday will be celebrated in the North Caucasian Republic of Chechnya. Leader Ramzan Kadyrov has promised major events, such as horse racing, the opening ceremony for a judo training center with Putin, a known fan of martial arts.

33 facts you may not know about Putin

1- Putin was born on October 7, 1952 in St. Petersburg or Leningrad, as it was then known.

2- "I come from an ordinary family", wrote Putin himself. "I lived like an ordinary person". His mother, Maria, was a factory worker and his father, Vladimir, wounded in World War II, worked on the railroad. Putin's older brother died in childhood.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

3- Putin is divorced from his wife Ljudmilla Putin, a linguist and former flight attendant whom he married in July 1983. “We practically never saw each other. Each his own life," Putin said when the couple announced their separation in 2014, becoming the first Russian leader to divorce his wife since Peter the Great in 1698.

 

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause
Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ex-wife Ludmilla

 

 

3- Putin has two daughters, Maria (born in 1985) and Katerina (born in 1986), both rarely seen in public. They are believed to have studied at German language schools and at St. Petersburg State University. Maria studied biology, while Catherine studied Asian studies. Even the number of children brought to life by Putin has been the subject of much speculation.

4- The exact number of his children still remains a great mystery. That's because he has often been rumored to have extramarital affairs, such as the one that reverberated in 2021 following the release of the classified Pandora Papers, which accused Putin of buying the silence of one of his girlfriends by setting up an apartment in Monaco in her name. This was exactly Svetlana Krivonogikh – a Russian woman who is reported to have worked as a cleaner in St. Petersburg. The Kremlin has certainly denied all these hints.

 

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause
Photo of Putin with Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva.

 

5- Putin has often been rumored to have had an extramarital affair with the Russian gymnast and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva and that he has two other daughters with her. But again the Kremlin has denied these accusations despite the fact that there are dozens of photos of her with Putin on the web

6- In the years following the occupation of Leningrad, which nearly killed their mother, the family was forced to move into a communal building with vermin. Putin spent hours chasing rats. Four adults and two children lived in a miserable condition.

7- In 1930, Putin's father entered the Soviet Navy, part of submarines, then he fought on the front line against Germany in World War II. Putin himself said: "my father was assigned to the destruction battalion that aimed to sabotage the Germans." Finding himself in a difficult situation on the war front, Putin's father continued to survive the stressful events of the War one by one, until a German grenade damaged his legs and left him permanently crippled.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

8- Putin was greatly influenced by his grandfather, Spiridon Ivanovich Putin, a skilled chef who worked for Lenin and then Stalin. "Putin's grandfather lived longer than the tyrants he fed so well," writes Katusa in "The Coldest War." He is believed to have been trained by the NKVD (forerunner of the KGB) and died when the grandson was 13.

9- Putin is a very good connoisseur of the German language and all its dialects.

10- Even though it was forbidden by law, his mother secretly baptized him in the Orthodox Church. When he was young they called him Putka.

11- Putin grew up as a troublemaker. He was fond of violence and as a student appeared before a 'neighborhood court' for his misdeeds.

12- At the age of 11, Putin started boxing after being beaten by the neighborhood kids. At age 12, he switched to judo, karate and sambo, a Soviet martial art. Sports gave Putin a focus and helped him reach a height of 170 centimeters. "But even this was not enough to maintain my status for long," Putin said. "I realized that I also had to study well.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

13- Kur ai u interesua për jetën e spiunazhit, kuptoi se shkolla e drejtësisë ishte çelësi për të hyrë në KGB, ndaj mori një vendim për të ndryshuar jetën.

14- Putin hyri në Universitetin e Leningradit në 1970, duke fituar diplomën e tij të parë në drejtësi pas pesë vjetësh.

15- Në moshën 22-vjeçare u rekrutua nga KGB dhe për 16 vitet e ardhshme punoi si një “specialist në burimet njerëzore”.

16- I rrjedhshëm në gjermanisht dhe në gjendje për t’u dukur si nordik, Putin u vendos në Dresden në Republikën Demokratike Gjermane në 1985 dhe kaloi pesë vite në operacione të fshehta. Ai u ngrit disa herë në detyrë.

17- “Ishte ekspert në leximin dhe manipulimin e njerëzve dhe i vetëpërmbajtur nga dhuna”, shkruan Marin Katusa, autor i librit “Lufta më e Ftohtë: Si tregtia e energjisë rrëshqiti nga zotërimi i Amerikës”. “Këto ishin cilësi të domosdoshme për këdo që donte të ngjitej në majën e politikës ruse”.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

18- Kur Muri i Berlinit ra në 1989, ditët e fshehura të Putinit morën fund. Ai iu kthye universitetit dhe teza e tij e doktoraturës argumentonte se suksesi ekonomik i Rusisë, do të varej shumë nga shfrytëzimi i burimeve të energjisë.

19- Putin më pas i hyri politikës dhe karriera i lulëzoi. Në 1999, Boris Jelcin e përzgjodhi Putinin të ishte kryeministër ‘me perspektivë’. Putin vetë është shprehur: “Mendova se, nëse do të mund të bëja diçka për ta shpëtuar Rusinë nga rënia, kjo do të më bënte krenar”.

20- Putin pothuajse gjithnjë vepron ushtarakisht, pasi ka bërë mirë llogaritë. “Ai i peshon me kujdes kostot dhe rreziqet e veprimeve, duke marrë parasysh përfitimin që i vjen atdheut”, paralajmëron Katusa.

21- Putin pëlqen ‘Bitëllsat’. I preferuari i tij është Paul McCartney dhe kënga e parapëlqyer është “Yesterday” (Dje).

22- Nuk pi duhan dhe rrallë konsumon alkool.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

23- Putin është bashkautor i një libri mbi sportin e tij të preferuar me titull “Xhudo: Histori, teori, praktikë”.

24- Dy vëllezërit e tij më të mëdhenj i kanë vdekur që fëmijë.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

25- I ka rënë pianos për raste bamirësie. Në vitin 2010, Putin shokoi audiencën me aftësitë e tij muzikore kur ishte pjesëmarrës në një event bamirësie në Shën Petersburg. Ai shkoi te piano dhe filloi të luante. Më pas mori mikrofonin dhe këndoi një këngë popullore amerikane “Blueberry Hill” me një anglishte perfekte. Pjesë e audiencës ishin edhe Sharon Stone dhe Kurt Russell.

26- Vonesat e qëllimshme. Në vitin 2013, Papa Françesku bëri vizitën e tij të parë në Rusi. Papa do të takohej me Vladimir Putin, por diçka e çuditshme ndodhi. Papa priti për 50 minuta. Më në fund Putin erdhi. Por kjo nuk është hera e parë që Putin e bën këtë veprim. Sipas gazetarëve, Putin gjithnjë vonohet me orë të tëra gjatë konferencave për shtyp apo daljeve në publik. Në vitin 2012, Putin e la të priste Sekretarin amerikan të Shtetit për 3 orë. Demonstrim force?

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

27- Më 19 Dhjetor të 2007-ës titullohet “Njeriu i Vitit” nga revista “TIME”. Është shpallur disa herë nga revista Forbes si “Njeriu më i fuqishëm në botë”.

28- Ka shuar zjarr me helikopter si bashkë-pilot (11 gusht 2010). Ka qëlluar me qetësues një tigër (në 2008-ën, te parku kombëtar “Ussuri”) Më pas i mati gjatësinë e dhëmbit. Qëlloi me hark një balenë që ekspertët të merrnin më vonë analiza prejardhjeje.

29- Edward Lucas, autor i librit “Lufta e Re e Ftohtë” thotë për Putin: “Ai ka bindjen se Rusisë ia bënë me hile në vitet 1990 dhe se Bashkimi Sovjetik u rrëzua dhe u turpërua nga Perëndimi; ai mendon se ka ardhur koha të rikthehet statusi dhe territori i mëparshëm”.

30- Megjithë pozitën që ka, Presidenti Putin pohoi në një intervistë me agjencinë shtetërore ruse të lajmeve se nuk ka shumë miq: “Nuk ndjehem i vetmuar, megjithëse tingëllon e çuditshme. Por nuk kam shumë takime me miq, apo kontakte me shokë”.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

31- Putin përpiqet gjithmonë të reflektojë një imazh burrërie. Vështirë të harrohet fotografia ku ai pat dalë pa këmishë, hipur në kalë, apo kur vizitonte mbetjet e një nëndetëseje si dhe kur fluturonte pranë një tufe lejlekësh me një avion të vogël. Analistët thonë se tipare të tilla komplekse të karakterit të presidentit rus janë të nevojshme për të kuptuar individin që fshihet pas udhëheqësit të Kremlinit: një president dhe një ish-spiun i vendosur për t’i rikthyer me çdo kusht Rusisë lavdinë e mëparshme.

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

32- It is not as tough as it seems. According to biographers, Putin had 28 girlfriends during his time in the KGB, so much so that he received the nomination as "killer Latin lover".

Putin celebrates 70th birthday: 33 unusual facts about the man who could cause

33- Putin has gained for years the reputation of a tough and cold man. But in contrast to what is thought of the leader of Russia, he is also known as a man who is in love with animals. There are hundreds of pictures of Putin posing with various animals. Spends a lot of time with his animals. Putin's favorite animal is the dog. On many occasions, the Russian president has stated that he prefers dogs to human beings. "I would blindly trust my dogs with their lives. Human beings cannot be trusted one hundred percent," Putin said.

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