Arkady Rotenberg and Vladimir Putin
Written by Jake Bernstein, Petra Blum, Oliver Zihlmann, David Thompson, Frederik Obermaier & Bastian Obermayer
Vladimir Putin and Sergey Roldugin forged a bond as young men. Fast friends, almost like brothers, they cruised the streets of Leningrad, singing and, in Putin’s case, occasionally getting into fistfights.
As Putin rose to power as Russia’s supreme leader and Roldugin made a name for himself as a classical cellist and conductor, the two remained close. Roldugin has performed for Putin and high-profile guests at the president’s official residence and has given media interviews that softened Putin’s fearsome image.
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Source: The Indian Express
