Posted on 07/22/2025 6:41:30 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Podnosova once said that women weren’t into Putin during their uni years.
RUSSIA'S top judge and Putin’s former university pal has died today - just 15 months after taking the helm of the country's supreme court.
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Podnosova had revealed in 2001 how a gawky Putin was not fancied by girls at discos at Leningrad State University where they both studied in the law faculty in the Soviet era.
“I well remember the last New Year [at university] - everyone dressed in masquerade costumes, and Volodya [Vladimir] came in a modest suit.
"He commented: ‘This is Stierlitz’s outfit," in reference to a legendary fictional spy.
“He didn’t dance at discos - he just stood by the wall talking quietly, we preferred more outgoing guys.”
Podnosova's death comes after that of oil tycoon Andrey Badalov, 62, who fell from the 17th-floor of a luxury Moscow tower block, where he lived in a penthouse.
She continued: “That New Year’s Eve, everyone paired off, and only Putin left the party alone…
“He didn’t dance at discos - he just stood by the wall talking quietly, we preferred more outgoing guys.”
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Aww, gee! I might feel bad about losing FR some donations if I believed you for one lousy second! I neither believe that you were about to make a donation, nor that you won’t continue to use FR to amplify Soviet propaganda.
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