The Dictator Files: Vladimir Putin

Can you name these facts about the dictator Vladimir Putin?
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What was Putin's employer before he entered politics for 15 years?
KGB
In what East German city was he posted, working for the above between 1985–1990?
Dresden
Who did he succeed as the President of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
What country did Russia start invading in 2022?
Ukraine
What region of that country did Russia annex in 2014?
Crimea
What sport does Putin have a black belt in?
Judo
Who served as President of Russia between Putin's two terms between 2008-2012?
Dmitry Medvedev
What Syrian dictator did he support during Syria's civil war?
Bashar al-Assad
What is the de-facto political party of Vladimir Putin?
United Russia
What term refers to the business magnates in Russia who have significant influence under Putin's reign and maintain close ties to him?
Oligarch
What Russian federal subject was site of a bloody war in the 2000s?
Chechnya
What country did Russia invade in 2008?
Georgia
What opposition leader was poisoned in 2020, imprisoned in 2021 and killed in 2024?
Alexei Navalny
What language is he confirmed to be fluent in other than Russian?
German
What major natural gas pipeline, from Russia to Germany, is often associated with Putin's energy strategy in Europe?
Nord Stream
What private military company was formerly led by Pavel Prigozhin?
Wagner Group
What type of animal did Putin shoot to "save" a camera crew with a tranquilizer dart in a staged publicity stunt in 2008?
Siberian Tiger
What world leader said "I looked the man (Putin) in the eye. I found him very straightforward and trustworthy"?
George W. Bush
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2 Comments
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Level 79
Jun 5, 2025
Nice! I'm surprised no one had made a Dictator Files on Putin before this
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Level 76
Jun 6, 2025
Same here!