Someone love him, others hate him. President of Russia has clearly strong opinion against western politics and his post of head of state is publicly known. However, there are facts about him that we have no idea about.
#15 When he was 12 years old, he starts boxing. Later he also did judo, karate, and sambo – Soviet martial art.
He is known for promoting a healthy lifestyle and sports in Russia. He also participated in the past in various competitions and some of them he won.
#14 On the Internet there is comics called Super Putin, showing him as a superhero.
The author is Sergey Kalenik, who says that this creation has not been paid. In one Putin is fighting against dark forces with an adumbration of zombies when Medvedev come to help him
#13 Vladimir Putin has a ninth degree black belt in karate. Chuck Norris has only eighth degree.
He obtained it on a visit in South Korea by the president of the World Taekwondo Federation. He got a higher rank than Chuck Norris. Putin himself then said he doesn´t even know whether he deserves it. His goal was to popularize martial arts also by this way.
#12 He was part of a KGB for 16 years and spied for secret agency of East Germany.
He joined the KGB in 1975 and later he monitors foreigners and consular officers in St. Petersburg. After the collapse of Communist East Germany, he also worked with the Department of International Affairs and looking for new members for the KGB.
#11 Across Russia t-shirts with his portraits, vodka called Putinka and caviar called Gorbusha Putin are sold.
His name has become a brand and numerous traders are attracting their customers with it. It is a quite normal vodka with his name or even food in cans.
