How Putin came to power:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpiZw1R8w-c
Oh, I know all that. I just don’t believe Putin had much to do with Regan, as your post posits. There was an interesting picture of Putin meeting with Regan, of course, when he was a fresh faced kid. I also met Ike once, but never had much to do with him.