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He Once 'Saved' Putin from a Bear Attack: Now Putin Has Promoted Him to Special Assistant
A startling encounter with a brown bear may not typically lead to a political promotion, but for Alexei Dyumin, a former bodyguard of Vladimir Putin, such an incident has indeed paved his path to ...
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Putin preparing to name bodyguard who 'saved him from being eaten by a bear' as successor
Vladimir Putin is considering naming a former bodyguard who once saved his life as his official successor, a Pulitzer-winning Russian journalist has predicted. The dictator, 72, is thought to be ...