In May 1988, President Ronald Reagan travelled to Moscow for his 4th summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviets prepared a grand welcome; buildings across from the Kremlin were repainted, streets repaved and trees and flowers planted along the boulevards. [...]
The most telling incident was only revealed 20 years later. In the above photo, the man with the camera around his neck standing behind the boy was the current Russian Prime Minister (and former president) Vladimir Putin. He was pretending to be a tourist on his capacity as a KGB agent.
To: afraidfortherepublic
At the time, Vladimir Putin worked in the KGB’s Foreign Intelligence Directorate.
At the time he was stationed in the German Democratic Republic. Was he on home leave? More questions.
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03/06/2014 3:40:47 AM PST by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: afraidfortherepublic
At least Putin got to see a real American President.
3 posted on
03/06/2014 3:47:28 AM PST by
sgtyork
(Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Ah, the dreaded red X. I assure you that that picture showed up when I first posted it.
This one shows in the preview. We'll see if it stays posted.
To: afraidfortherepublic
Ah, the dreaded red X. I assure you that that picture showed up when I first posted it.
This one shows in the preview. We'll see if it stays posted.
To: afraidfortherepublic
To: afraidfortherepublic
He looks more like the boy’s dad if you ask me.
10 posted on
03/06/2014 4:20:38 AM PST by
A'elian' nation
("Political Correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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