The Biography of Vladimir Putin: The Ruthless Dictator of Russia – and Analysis of His War with Ukraine

By David Barnett

Peer into the fascinating real story of former KGB operative and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 

A hero to some, a villain to others, Vladimir Putin has left a mark on world politics and Russian history that will never be erased. Examining the secretive life behind the infamous Russian dictator, this fascinating biography recounts the life and history of Russia's most powerful man. Delving into the surprising origins behind the Putin family and their long ties to the upper echelons of Russian society, readers will uncover Vladimir's enigmatic life as a spy and KGB operative, his campaign to seize the Kremlin, and his iron-fisted rule over Mother Russia.

 

With key insights concerning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the tumultuous relationship that Russia has shared with Western powers over much of the 21st century, The Biography of Vladimir Putin offers readers a comprehensive and factual account of the geopolitical tensions and possible hidden motives that sparked the devastating conflict.

 

As a must-read for anybody who wants to become more politically informed and develop a broader understanding of the man at the reigns of Russia, this biography blends gripping prose with real-life testimonies and accounts to provide readers with an eye-opening exploration into the psychology of a power-driven dictator.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LZ Publishing
• Release date: Jun 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201067120

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He imagined he himself, he with his very hands, could restore Russian dignity. - Evan Osnos, The New York Times

CHAPTER 1: PUTIN’S CHILDHOOD

Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in the large Soviet city of Leningrad. Named after the famed leader of the Russian Revolution, Leningrad was not a center of wealth or influence. In fact, it was a scar left over from the Second World War that concluded a little less than a decade earlier.

Putin’s family history is much more robust and well-known on his father’s side, starting with his grandfather, who was heavily connected with the Russian communist party. Said to have been not only a comrade but a personal cook for Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin, his father’s dad was the genesis, the origin of the family’s long-standing connection to Communism.

Vladimir Putin’s grandfather, Spiridon Ivanovich Putin, grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia. He didn’t come from any wealth of affluence. While a young man, he chose to embark on a very modest profession. Spiridon trained to become a cook.

It turned out that Spiridon Ivanovich Putin was a very talented cook. After World War I, after the birth of Vladimir Putin’s father, Spiridon was offered a job cooking for Vladimir Lenin and his brother Alexsandr Ulyanov’s families. This was a huge honor, serving the father of the Russian revolution that liberated the country from the tyranny and injustice of the Romanovs and the long line of Russian Tsars.

Just being good at cooking wasn’t enough to score the job serving Lenin’s family. Spiridon had to be vetted. After all, he was going to be close to the most important person in all of Russia. What was to stop him from poisoning him?

What helped Spiridon Ivanovich Putin get the job cooking for Lenin’s family were his strong convictions when it came to the communist party. Whether Spiridon was a true believer or not is unclear. But what is clear was that he was perceived as a party loyalist who helped ease his transition into the prestigious role.

When Vladimir Lenin passed away, Spiridon Ivanovich Putin wasn’t laid off. Instead, he was transferred. He found himself under the employ of the new leader of Russia, Joseph Stalin. The transition was natural from Lenin’s cook to Stalin’s.

Somehow, someway, Spiridon Ivanovich Putin survived the Great Purges of Joseph Stalin. As countless politicians, advisors, generals, officers, soldiers, and friends disappeared, were jailed, executed, or sent to gulags, Vladimir Putin’s grandfather endured. The world as we know it today might have been a much different place if Spiridon had been murdered like so many close to the extremely paranoid Stalin.

Not only did Vladimir Putin’s grandfather survive the purges, but he outlived Joseph Stalin. The latter years of Spiridon Ivanovich Putin’s life were spent in the Soviet city of Illinskoye. He worked as a cook at the Moscow City Party Committee Sanitorium. Spiridon’s son followed in his footsteps as a loyal member of the Soviet Communist Party.

Vladimir Putin’s father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, was born in 1911 in St. Petersburg. Born into wartime Russia, his father was introduced, pretty much from birth, to the hardships that armed conflicts inflicted upon the Russian people. Food was very scarce. Military-aged men would leave from the front, never to return. People had to fight and scavenge for every little bit of necessary resources just to survive.

Spurred to move by the terrible conditions in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin’s family moved out of the city to the much smaller town of Pominovo. Located in the Tver region of Russia, Pominovo was where the elder Vladimir Putin’s mother lived. It was a home as modest as the town itself. Most notably, this was where the future President of Russia’s parents met.

Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin met Maria Ivanovna Shelomova in Pominovo when they were both only seventeen years old. The two of them moved back to St. Petersburg in 1932, settling down in Peterhof, one of the city’s suburbs. Vladimir was conscripted into the Russian Navy, specifically the submarine core. Maria went to work in one of the industrial city’s many factories.

It wasn’t long before Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin had to leave Peterhof and his wife to serve in the Navy. After he returned, he and Maria had a couple of sons. But one died just months after being born.

When World War 2 broke out in Europe, things got harder for Putin’s parents. His father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, having finished his service with the submarine core, volunteered to fight the Nazis on the front lines. He left for the battlefront, leaving Maria behind to fend for herself and their family.

At first, Maria refused to leave Peterhof, which suffered under a German blockade. But eventually, her