This is an amazing picture. See the guy with the camera around his neck standing behind the boy? That’s current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pretending to be a tourist when we know today that he was a KGB agent.
According to the photographer the Secret Service was under no illusions at the time however, and acknowledged the so-called “tourists” were KGB.
Being a huge history nerd, this photo/story makes me endlessly excited.
maxistentialist:...Please somebody photoshop that stupid haircut onto Putin in the...
“You know what they say about this type of operation…” “Da! Da!” “Feet! Hat!”
huge history nerd, this photo/story makes me endlessly excited.
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