A WOMAN who claimed to be Vladmir Putin’s actual mum revealed how he shot chickens as a baby and by no means gave up fights till his opponents had been crushed.
Vera Putina who died in poverty aged 97, described Vlad’s weird childhood behaviour in an unique Solar interview given earlier than her dying.
The girl swore that the Russian tyrant Putin was her son, born from an affair with a married man earlier than she gave him away on the age of 10.
Her account is at odds with Vlad’s official story – which states his dad and mom had been Vladimir Putin Snr. and Maria Shelomova.
And her account has by no means been categorically confirmed.
The retired engineer claimed Vlad – who she nicknamed Vova – spent his early childhood within the village of Metekhi the place he was subjected to abuse and neglect by the hands of his stepfather Georgi.


On the age of 10 she advised how her son was despatched again to his grandparents in Ochyor, Russia, and by no means got here again.
However in a surprising interview given earlier than her passing, Vera revealed particulars of little Vlad’s traumatic childhood – which sparked his brutal behaviour rising up and will go some strategy to clarify the present psyche of the Kremlin kingpin.
Vera advised The Solar in certainly one of her final interviews: “Vova was a quiet boy, a considerate little child. I nonetheless maintain the sling he made to shoot at neighbours’ chickens.
“They weren’t too thrilled about that although and sometimes complained.
“Regardless of being quiet, he was very aggressive and short-tempered, he couldn’t stand anybody from his friends being higher than him at something – be it fishing, or wrestling.
“He at all times needed to beat others and wouldn’t relaxation until he’d have carried out simply that – gone one higher than anyone else did.
She claimed that this behaviour stemmed from the childhood trauma compelled on him by his stepfather.
Vera stated: “He did not beat Vova, however he did not cover his dislike in the direction of him.
“He’d typically threaten that he’d kick “the bastard” out of his home.
“The day would go by with out him saying a phrase to the kid. Vova was struggling, and hated him, however he was additionally afraid of the person and didn’t dare to lift his voice.
“He’d typically kick Vova out of home throughout winter, barefoot, after which it was as much as type neighbours to shelter him.
“When my husband, his step-father, was dying, he had visions that Vova was again.
“His final phrases had been: “Ask that little Russian boy standing within the nook to return over and sit and eat with us”.
“He couldn’t stand seeing Vova on the desk, so he’d typically eat alone.”
Vera believed that this relationship brought on Vlad to turn out to be cold-hearted and introverted and ultimately sparked him to start taking his anger and ache out on the animals of their village.
The girl recalled fleeing the house she shared with Vlad’s drunken stepfather to take refuge at her dad and mom home.
However this was the final time Vera was ever going to see her little boy.
She advised The Solar: “After we reconciled, I returned, however with out Vova – my dad and mom didn’t wish to give him again – stated they’d take excellent care of him.
“That’s the final I noticed my boy. This shall be my largest remorse until the day I die, that I let my little boy be taken from my arms.”
Vera revealed that her 10-year-old son was by no means returned to her as a result of her Russian father was livid that she had married a Georgian.
When she lastly returned to go to her dad and mom when her mum was on her deathbed, she learnt the reality about what had occurred to her little boy.
“I discovered my father took him to a army gymnasium (KGB college), saying: I’ve taken him to a spot the place they are going to make an actual man out of him.
“I used to be advised that later he grew to become a army man. I’m proud…proud that individuals name him the ‘Little Stalin’,” she stated.
Vera claimed that “Vova” was born on October 7 1950, two years earlier than Vlad’s official delivery date in 1952.
Earlier than her dying, the mom defined how she would obtain dying threats after making her claims of being Mr Putin’s mom public.
Nonetheless, consultants in Moscow insist that Vera’s black and white {photograph} of her son, aged seven, shouldn’t be the Russian president.


Dmitry Peskov, Mr Putin’s spokesman, dismissed the claims.
He stated: “The story shouldn’t be true. It doesn’t correspond to actuality in any respect.”