Putin's two older brothers died before he was born. One died as an infant and the other during the siege of Leningrad. He grew up in a very tough neighbourhood and became a member of a gang of youths. When the leader was jailed, he decided to focus on school to be able to join the pioneers. He must have given his parents some gray hair in his youth.
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