Putin's KGB career was a farce | Mikhail Zygar
November 25, 2025
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as posted by the channel“He never wanted to be a real spy.”
Putin chose “without any hesitation” to avoid making a career in the KGB because he “wanted good beer and imported cigarettes”, says author of The Dark Side of the Earth: How the Soviet Union Collapsed, Mikhail Zygar.
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