VLADIMIR Putin is claimed to have given faux names to his alleged secret youngsters along with his hidden Olympic gymnast lover, in line with an investigation.
New footage seems to point out Putin’s alleged youngest sons for the primary time.
Putin hides his two youngest youngsters underneath a faux surname, in line with a brand new e-book by two Russian investigative journalists.
The dictator, 72, is claimed to have a secret family with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 42, with sons aged ten and 6.
Nevertheless, their alleged 15-year relationship has by no means been publicly acknowledged – and the Russian state media has banned any point out of hyperlinks between the 2.
The e-book, known as The Tsar in Individual: How Vladimir Putin Fooled Us All, reveals that the household identify given to the boys by ex-spy Putin is Spiridonov.
Putin’s alleged secret sons sons Ivan, ten, and Vladimir junior, six – each eager younger gymnasts – are recognized by this surname slightly than their actual identify.
A clip believed to be the primary footage of Putin’s youthful son seems to point out him at his elite gymnastics academy, proudly exhibiting off new somersault strikes.
The video additionally reportedly exhibits 10-year-old Evan being interviewed and talking about “simply cool” new gymnastics strikes he realized with Olympic coach Alexei Nemov.
Russian investigative journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin declare of their e-book that each the boys dwell with Kabaeva on the property of Putin’s secret palace at Valdai, between Moscow and St Petersburg.
The place is understood to be a forested fortress guarded by a dozen or extra Pantsir air defence programs.
Neither the youngsters nor the palace has ever been formally declared by Putin to unusual Russians.
A passage from the e-book reads: “Details about the gymnast and her youngsters is erased from state databases, the boys got a canopy surname — Spiridonov, and all of the territory across the Valdai dwelling of the tsar’s household is strictly guarded.
“Nevertheless generally Ivan and Vladimir all the identical have appeared in public, due to which their pictures are at our disposal.”
Spiridonov seems to be a household identify linked to the primary identify of Putin’s vibrant paternal grandfather, Spiridon Putin, who lived from 1879 to 1965.
He was the private chef for Vladimir Lenin, founding father of the Soviet Union, earlier than getting ready meals for tyrant Josef Stalin within the Kremlin.
Co-author Badanin defended the choice to reveal the names and images of the Putin youngsters “as a result of he’s the president of the nation”.
Inside mysterious & glam lifetime of Putin’s gymnast lover
By Iona Cleave and Will Stewart
RUSASIA’S so-called “First Mistress”, Alina Kabaeva, 40, lives a steady lifetime of glamour and thriller however has allegedly spent current months holed up inside Putin’s secret forest palace.
Since 2008, the brunette bombshell has been the goal of sustained hypothesis that she is Putin’s secret lover and the mother of his youngest kids.
The gymnast-turned-politician is now rumoured to be lacking within the wake of final month’s weird reports Putin had croaked.
Public appearances by the despot’s younger mistress halted within the final week of October – the identical day the rumours broke that Putin had suffered a coronary heart assault.
The lady that has by no means shied from the highlight seems to have gone to floor.
Alina, who’s 31 years youthful than Putin, shot to fame as “Russia’s most versatile lady” after selecting up hoards of worldwide medals for gymnastics in her teenagers.
She went on to win Gold on the 2004 Athens Video games and Bronze on the 2000 in Sydney.
The now 40-year-old is considered one of most embellished gymnasts in historical past, with 2 Olympic medals, 14 World Championship medals, and 21 European Championship medals.
She would later lose six of her World Championship medals for doping.
Her movie star standing was totally secured after she posed naked for a men’s magazine in 2004.
In heavy make-up and partially draped in fur, the nude sporting star smiled provocatively on the digital camera.
Photographer Mikhail Korolov commented: “I didn’t even want to influence her. She behaved very naturally. She’s stuffed with intercourse.”
After retiring from gymnastics, Alina threw herself right into a quickly-developed profession in politics.
She turned a member of the Russian Parliament between 2007 and 2014, representing the United Russia celebration and voting for varied controversial anti-LGBT legal guidelines.
It was fairly the profession transfer for a girl who had dabbled in modelling and singing.
The Olympic legend was later appointed chair of Moscow’s most essential pro-Kremlin TV and newspaper empire, Nationwide Media Group — regardless of having no expertise.
All through the years, it seems that Putin’s presumed lover has considerably relished her function as “the uncrowned queen of Russia” – or not less than loved the gossip behind it.
Talking on a YouTube present In style Politics, he mentioned: “In every other state of affairs, if he had been a non-public particular person, if he had been a lower-level official, we in all probability wouldn’t have carried out it.
“But it surely’s easy – his life must be in plain sight. He signed up for it in 1999 as soon as he accepted energy.”
Co-author Mikhail mentioned: “It is a part of a politician’s job to be public and present his household.
“Why are youngsters a secret then? What’s shameful about youngsters…?”
Putin’s three daughters, who’re no extra a secret, additionally use household names which masks their identities.
Maria, 40, is understood by the identify Vorontsova, and Katerina, 38, makes use of Tikhonova.
Putin’s love baby, Luiza, 22, makes use of the surname Rosova, however is also referred to as Elizaveta Krivonogikh, her mom Svetlana’s household identify.
Luiza additionally has a passport underneath the identify Rudnova, the household identify of a now-dead shut Putin good friend.