For the world, Putin is a tough guy, and strength is one of his characteristics. However, tough guys can also be young. After all, not everyone can become what they look like when they are born.
In this way, some people were curious: What was Putin like when he was a child? Some photos of Putin's childhood and teenage years we have dug out seem to have answers to this topic.
This is an old photo taken in 1960. The black and white format is very age-like.
That year, Putin was only 8 years old. He was studying in a primary school in St. Petersburg , so he took this photo with his classmates.
Although we have always been face-blind for foreigners, we think they all look the same. But from this photo we can easily recognize the face of Emperor Putin, right next to the teacher.
Let’s take a look at Putin’s class photo from 1964 to 1965. The presence is also very strong. You can easily find him who is the third one in the right in the first row.
Putin was absolutely green at this time, and his hair was much denser than now. But the most prominent part of his face seemed to be those eyes: has an inexplicable similarity with now, and it has a sense of ruthlessness.
Of course, no matter how cruel or serious Putin is at this age, he can still be called a young man.
Temperament is something that can only appear after years of polishing. Before this, Putin could only convey his heart with his eyes.
It is said that Putin was already a famous "bad boy" in his class at this time. He was not good at studying and liked to fight with others. Although he is not very physically, he is not to be outdone at all.
"I was a 'little hooligan' in my childhood."
Putin also expressed his youthful image as a young boy in this way, and said: At that time, he never thought that knowledge was the way to open the road to success.
In the autobiography of "The First Person", Putin said: "When I was a child, I was very happy to make myself look like a gangster."
This is a reason, because is not tall enough and the physical body is not strong. Putin was once the target of bullying by children.
This made him extremely dissatisfied. So, he hopes to scare others away through his "rogue" temperament, and hopes to maintain his attitude of being uninvasive through fighting.
Before the age of 10, Putin seemed to have always been a famous combatant in the class:
"If anyone dares to provoke Putin, he will jump on that person immediately, grab and bite, and pull the other person's hair - he will try his best to do anything and never allow anyone to insult him in any way."
This is the evaluation given by people who know Putin. shows that the unyielding and cruelty in his bones have been formed long ago.
No wonder at such a young age, you can appear in the photos with a serious look on your face, giving people a self-righteous look.
"On the surface, this principle (not admitting defeat) was taught by KGB . In fact, as early as a child, I realized this truth through many fights."
Putin once wrote in his memoir.
Because of this personality, Putin suffered a lot in elementary school: was punished by a physical education teacher, had a bad relationship with the physics teacher, was caught cheating in the exam, and found parents when fighting...
Why is this so? Putin didn't like to study at that time: "I don't like going to school, and I'm even more unwilling to abide by various school rules."
Putin failed other subjects except for passing sports and having good history.
This is only a stage. When I graduated from elementary school, Putin was stimulated by his neighbors, schools, and classmates, and began to change from then on, striving to be a good child.
Of course, it is impossible to make Putin a person who sticks to the old rules. He just changed the way he blindly relies on brute force to "fight" with people: learns fighting, boxing and other means, and does not provoke others, but does not give others the chance to invade themselves.
This seems to be a style of Putin's actions later, especially after he stood in the position of president, this kind of "If you don't offend me, I won't offend you, if you offend me, I will fight back." 's motivation turned out to be developed since he was a child.
However, learning various skills must be subject to multiple blows and is destined to suffer frequently. During the process of practicing boxing, Putin almost went through "devil" training, his nose was injured and his face was constantly bruised.
After learning a piece of boxing, he changed to Sambo , which is a traditional Russian fighting skill. In this way, there are both the judo methods, the karate methods, and even the shadow of wrestling.
It is through the cultivation of this skill that Putin slowly got out of the dilemma of relying on brute force to maintain his own "dignity". is the so-called self-righteousness. With his skillful ability, he can scare his opponent away from his opponent by the majesty emitted by his body.
At this time, Putin was no longer a teenager with a gangster habit, but became a teenager who likes to imitate the heroes in the book and regards himself as justice and ability.
"When I was in the 9th grade, I was influenced by movies and novels, and I began to have a desire to work for the KGB and think that this is nothing special."
Putin once said this in an interview.
Reading was the most common important way to collect knowledge and information in that era. Putin read a novel called "Shield and Sword", which is a book with the theme of agents.
So, Putin believes that agents are the most glorious profession. They are similar to police, but different from ordinary police.
Putin was only 12 years old this year, and becoming the KGB was his biggest dream. Some people even say that Putin learned Sambo back then because he heard that he had to know this skill in the KGB. No one really knows whether
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, after all, it needs Putin to confirm it himself. But during this period Putin had almost had a general direction in his life: marched towards the KGB path.
But there are almost a few mysteries that cannot be solved in all famous people.
Why Putin wanted to be the KGB? Some people say it was because he was influenced by books and movies when he was a child.
But there are other statements outside the world, Putin's father once joined the army and was seriously injured in the battle to crush the German blockade. Although he survived later, it deeply affected his son's path to invade the enemy's internal path in another way. What kind of real situation is impossible to investigate. I believe Putin will not bring out his old background, which is also confidential to some extent, isn't it?
But through the old photos, we have read Putin's past unlike ordinary children. His life may have been given a certain mission, and this starts with his unwilling to be treated by others.
In fact, Putin still talks a lot, and he has many "green" stories.
For example, when proposing, everyone who knows Putin's love story knows that when he proposed to Lyudmira , he actually said this:
"Little friend (Lyudmira), so far, you know what kind of person I am, I am basically not a good man."
At that time, Lyudmira almost thought the two were going to break up, but he continued:
"If you have confirmed, then let's choose a day to get married."
This doesn’t look like a proposal, it’s a bit like a forced marriage, right? The young Emperor Pu is really confident and funny, is there any?
