Spread the loveAvellon Williams  RUSSIA- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia. He grew up in a working-class family and developed an interest in sports, particularly judo, which he pursued throughout his life. Putin joined the Soviet Union’s security agency, the KGB, in 1975 after graduating from Leningrad … Continue reading WHO IS VLADIMIR PUTIN?