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Putin is fluent in the German language and is widely recognized as a Germanophile and admirer of German culture.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hugging-it-out-with-russia/</ref>
Putin is fluent in the German language and is widely recognized as a Germanophile and admirer of German culture.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hugging-it-out-with-russia/</ref>
[[File:Putin Reagan Gorbachev unverified photo.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Unverified phot of Putin (left, striped shirt}, his son, shaking hands with [[Ronald Reagan]] with Gorbachev (behind, light suit) in [[Red Square]] in 1988.]]
[[File:Putin Reagan Gorbachev unverified photo.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Unverified photo of Putin (left, striped shirt}, his son, shaking hands with [[Ronald Reagan]] with Gorbachev (behind, light suit) in [[Red Square]] in 1988.]]
According to a made-for-television documentary entitled, ''The second baptism of Rus'', Putin told a personal story how his mother had him secretly baptized in the Russian Orthodox church as his father, who was a member of the Communist Party organization in the factory where he worked, would have faced serious problems.<ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/07/23/putin-christened-in-secret-from-his-father-a26057</ref> Putin was a [[judo]] champion in his youth.<ref>http://nypost.com/2013/11/13/vladimir-putin-is-tougher-than-chuck-norris/</ref> He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://en.putin.kremlin.ru/ Webpage of Vladimir Putin]</ref> After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999.
According to a made-for-television documentary entitled, ''The second baptism of Rus'', Putin told a personal story how his mother had him secretly baptized in the Russian Orthodox church as his father, who was a member of the Communist Party organization in the factory where he worked, would have faced serious problems.<ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/07/23/putin-christened-in-secret-from-his-father-a26057</ref> Putin was a [[judo]] champion in his youth.<ref>http://nypost.com/2013/11/13/vladimir-putin-is-tougher-than-chuck-norris/</ref> He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://en.putin.kremlin.ru/ Webpage of Vladimir Putin]</ref> After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999.