Putin’s turbulent life: The KGB, divorce, the “secret mistress” and extramarital affairs

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The personal life of the Russian President Vladimir Putin it’s one seven-sealed secret and especially after his divorce in 2014 with his wife of 30 years, Ludmila. Only unconfirmed rumors have come to light about his relationship with the gold medalist of rhythmic gymnastics, the number of his children and in fact lately there are new rumors that maybe another child is expecting.

His marriage to the flight attendant of the Russian company Aeroflot Lyudmila Putina dates back to the early 1980s, when the couple met in the city of Leningrad, today St. Petersburg, in a theatrical performance through a mutual friend, according to the Mirror.

She herself had once confessed that the shy young man in the poor outfit, attracted her interest, as she always found tickets for the best performances, while it is said that thad hidden that he was working as a KGB spy for much of their three-year flirtation. The non-romantic marriage proposal just came to their home one afternoon.

They married in 1983 and had two daughters, Maria in April 1985, and Ekaterina in August 1986. They remained married until 2014, despite ongoing rumors of their relationship.

After serving in the KGB, returned to St. Petersburg and he began working for the government. A Reuters report said that although she had her own ambitions, Putin wanted to keep her out of the limelight. «He believed that a wife should be modest and not stand out».

Appeared only when required by the protocol, did not look comfortable, while in a TV show she was commented because she was not wearing her wedding ring.

In his own autobiography, Putin admits that his wife “ehe cried all day» when he realized that the “The family’s privacy was over“, When he became President of Russia in 2000.

In a joint appearance on Russian television after a ballet performance in the Kremlin amphitheater, they announced that their marriage was over. Ludmila said that the separation was “civilized» and that they will stay “forever close».

«It was a decision we made together, we rarely saw each other, everyone has their own lifeSaid the Russian President.

The reason for the divorce was that “they saw little of each other»Due to the feverish work program of the Russian President. However, there have been rumors of orgies with her Ludmila allegedly told a intelligence agent that Putin was “consecutive femaleAnd abused her.

Putin’s privacy came under fire again when rumors circulated that lives with Alina Kabaeva, the Golden Olympian of rhythmic gymnastics in 2004 in Athens and later a government MP, almost 30 years younger than him.

Some Russians saw her as the reason for the dissolution of the marriage of and believed it to be the new First Lady of Russia.

«I have a private life, in which I do not allow interventions. It must be respectedHe had once said.

Rumors erupted when political rival Alexei Navalny claimed he had married the former Olympian in a secret ceremony.

Putin is said to have acquired at least two sons with the “secret mistress » in recent days it has been reported that he may be expecting another child with 38-year-old Kabaeva.

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