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Putin Dines with Former Teacher, Drives Aurus Off-Road

5/12/2026

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President Vladimir Putin met former schoolteacher Vera Gurevich at a Moscow hotel and took her to dinner at the Kremlin.
President Vladimir Putin drove his Aurus off-road vehicle to the hotel, a rare public display of his control.
Vera Gurevich recalled that as a pupil President Vladimir Putin killed a duck on a school trip and showed little interest in girls.

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President Vladimir Putin met former schoolteacher Vera Gurevich at a Moscow hotel and took her to dinner at the Kremlin.
President Vladimir Putin drove his Aurus off-road vehicle to the hotel, a rare public display of his control.
Vera Gurevich recalled that as a pupil President Vladimir Putin killed a duck on a school trip and showed little interest in girls.