Putin’s childhood in St. Petersburg was rife with hardship, but he learned to become a wily street fighter and scrappy underdog. His ambition was rewarded with admission to the Soviet ...

With nearly one million victims already, Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to secure his place in history, Czech foreign minister warns.

In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected ...

Little is known about Vladimir Putin's personal life. The Russian president is notoriously guarded when it comes to his family but that hasn't stopped investigations into rumours of illegitimate ...

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Vladimir Putin has headed off to a his secret mountain retreat in Siberia where he is said to ...

Also read Ukraine Repurposes Vehicles From a Country That No Longer Exists The movie “Putin †”, also referred to as “The ...

Vladimir Putin has spent a great deal of time in his professional life bending the truth, manipulating facts, and playing with fictions. He is also, we conclude, not always able to distinguish one ...

TASS/. Life expectancy in Russia for the first time has risen to 73 years, or eight years more compared with 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his annual State of the Nation Address ...

As Vladimir Putin nears his 70th birthday on Friday, how did he become the isolated autocrat who launched his disastrous invasion of Ukraine? Seven pivotal moments in his life helped shape his ...