Former Russian president Vladimir Putin given tiger cub for 56th birthday
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Former Russian president Vladimir Putin was given a tiger cub for his 56th birthday. It sleeps in a basket at his home.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Former Russian president Vladimir Putin was given a tiger cub for his 56th birthday. It sleeps in a basket at his home.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was the perfect birthday gift for the hard man of world politics.
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Fark.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Once he mounts a couple machine guns on its back and installs the Polonium-210 hose in its mouth, that thing is going to be one unstoppable force of pro-Putin counterpoints to overseas critics.
OpinionBug.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
In this YouTube video, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin shows off his Judo skills. It was a bit refreshing to see a world leader acting humbly, deferring to the “real geniuses.” Our pompous Western leaders, as well as those aspiring to leadership, could use a little true humility:
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Innocent Bystanders (Free subscription) | yesterday
It appears as though the Prime Minister of Russia is busy flogging DVDs of his Mad Judo Skillz. Oh, and don’t even think of saying no to the salesman at the Russian Best Buy when he “suggests” you buy four copies of The Glorious Leader’s video, lest you earn a one-way visit to the potash [...]
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Switched (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Filed under: Audio/Video , Celebrities Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin apparently has something to prove -- we suspect he's trying to compensate for something we won't identify. In celebration of his 56th birthday, the former KGB agent has released a DVD that stars himself, alongside Japanese and Russian specialists, demonstrating Judo techniques. 'Let's Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin' (seriously,...
Martial Views (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, has released a judo instructional DVD to celebrate his 56th birthday. Putin, who holds a 6th degree black belt in judo, is a longtime health and sports enthusiast, and also devotes time to tiger tracking, truck racing and skiing. The last US president to partake in the art of judo was Theodore Roosevelt, who actually constructed a small dojo in the White...
Socialist Courier (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
"The Russian government will start buying stocks next week, spending billions to help prop up stricken markets, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday as parliament approved anti-crisis measures designed to get cash moving quickly into the troubled banking sector. Russia's stock markets remained closed after heavy sell offs." ( Associated Press , 10 October) RD ?alt=rss
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia - The Russian government will start buying stocks next week, spending billions to help prop up stricken markets, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said as parliament approved measure...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Former Russian president Vladimir Putin was given a tiger cub for his 56th birthday. It sleeps in a basket at his home.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
MOSCOW | There’s no doubt what Vladimir Putin’s favorite birthday present is this year — a rare Ussuri tiger cub.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
What do you a give a man who has everything? Well, in the case of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, it seems a tiger is the perfect birthday gift. Mr Putin has just turned 56, and one of his pre...