Russia's Putin takes a dive to boost his image ABOARD THE ALEXANDER PUSHKIN IN THE GULF OF FINLAND, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin took to a red submersible on Monday to dive 50 meters and examine the wreck of a 19th century frigate, his latest stunt in 13 years of power to assert his carefully crafted action man image. Putin, a 60-year-old former KGB spy more than a year into his third presidential term, is eager to ...
July 15, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News