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I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.

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Vladimir Putin
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.
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