VladimirPutin,presidentofRussia,wasbornonOctober7,1952,inLeningrad(laterSt.Petersburg),formerSovietUnion.Anonlychild,Putingrewuplivingwithhismotherandfather,afactoryforeman(领班)andWorldWarIIsoldier,inapublicapartmentwithseveralotherfamilies.Asayoungboy,