Vera Putina
Vera Putina (Russian: Вера Николаевна Путина; born 1926) is a woman who has since 1999 stated that Vladimir Putin ("Vova") is her lost son. Putin's official biography states that both of his parents died before he became president.[1]
Putina lives in the village of Metekhi, about 18 kilometers from Gori, Georgia. Putina says that Putin's father is a Russian mechanic, Platon Privalov, who got Vera pregnant while he was married to another woman. A "Vladmir Putin" was registered at Metekhi school in 1959-1960. Records show that his stated nationality is Georgian.[2]
Vera married a Georgian soldier Giorgi Osepahvili. Her husband pressured Vera to abandon Putin.[1][2][3] In December 1960 she delivered "Vova" back to his grandparents in Russia. Putina believes that the St. Petersburg-based "parents" referred to in Putin's official biography adopted her son from his grandparents.[1][2][3]
Through her contacts, she learnt that Putin had become a KGB officer. In 1999 she spotted Putin in television.[1] Putina says that Russian and Georgian people visited her village to pressure her remain silent. Schoolteacher who says she taught Putin stated that she too had been threatened. Putina says she is ready to do DNA tests.[2]
Russian journalist Artyom Borovik's plane crash coincided with the documentary he was making about Putin's childhood, including a report about Vera Putina.[1][2][4] Italian journalist Antonio Russo was reportedly also interested in Vera Putina before he was murdered.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Vera Putina (archived). Anticompromat
- ^ a b c d e f Could this woman be Vladimir Putin's real mother?. The Telegraph. 2008-12-05
- ^ a b The Geography of Genocide (2009). Allan D. Cooper. p. 227
- ^ Yuri Felshtinsky and Vladimir Pribylovsky The Age of Assassins: The Rise and Rise of Vladimir Putin, Gibson Square Books, London, 2008, ISBN 190-614207-6, pages 116-121.
External links
- Putin's mama - A documentary released in 2003.
- Vera Putina - Article by Anticompromat.