As we all know, Putin is extremely popular in Russia, and the whole people regard him as an idol, and Putin himself can afford such support.
Since becoming president in 2000, he has worked internally to revive Russia's status as a great power, internally to strengthen the power of the federal government, rectify the economic order, crack down on the financial oligarchy, and strengthen the army.
Externally, he has made efforts to improve the international environment, expanded diplomatic space, safeguarded his own interests, and gradually restored his status as a great power on the international stage, and has been selected as the world's most influential person by Time and Forbes magazines.
Just imagine, how can such a capable and giving-minded person not be loved by the masses? However, sometimes you can't have both, but Putin's marriage ended in 2013.
He and his wife Lyudmila have been in love since 1978 and have spent 30 years together, but they ended in divorce. After the two divorced, Lyudmila found a crush and married again, but Putin has been alone for more than ten years.
It was love at first sight
In the years before he became president, Putin was a low-key and unknown economics student, but this was only his superficial identity, but his real identity was that of a hidden intelligence agent, the KGB.
He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union as early as university, and later began his career as an agent in the confidential department of the Leningrad intelligence agency. It was also during his time as an agent that he unexpectedly met his wife Lyudmila, who had been with him for 30 years.
Lyudmila was born in the USSR in the 50s, and her family was not wealthy, but she lived happily. She is a clever and intelligent girl, and after being admitted to Kaliningrad Polytechnic University, she has no interest in boring polytechnic courses.
A year later, she was admitted to Kaliningrad United Airlines, and then gave up her studies to become a flight attendant. In 1978, Lyudmila was already in the flowering season of 21 years old, and at this time she was like a blooming flower, and her demeanor was full of charm.
Perhaps fate wants to arrange Lyudmila and Putin together, and the gears of fate are quietly turning at this moment.
On a hot summer day that year, the airline arranged for her to take a short vacation to the Leningrad sanatorium for a romantic vacation.
At that time, Lyudmila was invited by a colleague to go to the theater together, and it just so happened that Putin was also invited by his friend to the theater, and the two "superfluous people" met for the first time at the entrance of the theater.
When she first met Putin, Lyudmila was very impressed by him, and many years later she described it like this:
"I was struck by the young policeman as thin, short, and untalkative, and this was the impression I had when I first met, when he was dressed modestly and in an ordinary appearance, and I would never have paid attention to him if I were on the street. ”
However, after watching the performance, she was deeply infected by Putin's temperament, and her first impression changed greatly. At the same time, Putin fell in love with Lyudmila at a glance, and at the first acquaintance, he fell in love with this girl and was fascinated by her.
After leaving the theater, she accompanied Lyudmila for a short walk, and offered to hand over her contact information when they parted at the station. Lyudmila returned to Kaliningrad, and Putin returned to his work, but the two maintained occasional contact.
As time went on, the relationship grew, and Lyudmila traveled from time to time to meet Putin in Leningrad on the basis of work.
In this way, the two went from unknown passers-by to close confidants, and finally became loving partners.
Mutual engagement for life, ordinary and happy life
Lyudmila had a strict upbringing, and the two had been dating secretly for more than a year before she brought Putin home to meet his parents. Putin has a tough appearance, and the first impression he left on his future parents-in-law is very good, and the two also like this young man who does not speak much.
With the consent of his parents, Putin proposed to Lyudmila, who is a strict and serious person, and the way he proposed marriage was not as romantic as that of other young men.
"We've been dating for 3 and a half years, and you should know exactly what kind of person I am. I don't like to talk, I don't have a good temper, and sometimes I make others feel very wronged. There are also certain dangers to being my partner. It's time for you to decide on a relationship with me. ”
Looking at the stunned man in front of her, Lyudmila said without hesitation: "I have already decided." ”
It took five years from acquaintance to love and then to fruition, when Putin was 31 years old and Lyudmila was 26 years old, and the two held a simple wedding on a cruise ship docked on the banks of the Neva River.
Incredibly, the parents of the two had never even met before marriage, and they only met at the wedding, but fortunately, both parents were very satisfied with each other.
After getting married, Lyudmila slowly learned Putin's identity as a "KGB", and her husband had always regarded himself as a "policeman" and was often late for dates.
Maybe Putin also knew that his identity might cause a lot of trouble to his relatives, so he didn't dare to say it, but he couldn't let go of this emotion, so he chose to hide it all the time, but all this seems unimportant.
At the beginning of their marriage, the two did not have a house of their own, so they lived with Putin's parents, and even then they were still very poor and often worried about money.
In order to earn extra money as a part-time translator, Lyudmila found time to complete her university studies and successfully obtained a certificate in French and Spanish.
Usually Putin is often busy with work, even when Lyudmila was not around during pregnancy, when his wife gave birth, it was both parents who came to help, and successfully gave birth to the first daughter Masha. A few years later, the two welcomed a daughter and became a family of four.
Emotions are like a gem to test marriage, which can reflect the deep affection of both husband and wife, and by observing the bits and pieces of life, it is not difficult to gain insight into whether the two people in the marriage are sincere.
In the most difficult days, Putin and Lyudmila have a deep love, and often give each other small gifts to show their love, Lyudmila will give Putin gifts every time they are carefully selected, and Putin will also prepare "little surprises" some time in advance.
Once, he prepared a birthday gift for Lyudmila in advance two months ago, for which Lyudmila was moved for a long time and remembered it for a long time.
Although Putin gives a serious impression, he is also a caring person in private, and from time to time brings unexpected joy to his beloved wife.
In general, throughout the Soviet era and the early days of the establishment of Russia, Putin's family was not poor, but it was not rich, but this time was Lyudmila's happiest days.
She often takes her daughter to the suburbs to play with her husband on weekends, and the family lives happily together, which is very content, but with the improvement of Putin's status, the ordinary and happy time is slowly moving away, and the marriage is gradually cracking.
After the two divorced, Lyudmila remarried, and Putin remained single
As a capable person in the KGB, Putin has always had lofty political ideals and aspirations, as the saying goes, "heroes emerge from troubled times", and the collapse of the Soviet Union has provided a great platform for aspiring people like Putin.
First as deputy mayor of St. Petersburg and then as prime minister of Russia by Boris Yeltsin, he rose through the ranks, devoting more time and energy to his work, and less time spent with his wife, Lyudmila.
In 2000, when Putin went from prime minister to president of a country, Lyudmila slowly realized that the life she longed for had become an irretrievable past.
She has always longed for a peaceful life, wealth and glory are not what she wants, but despite her love for Putin, she still does her best to maintain this superficial harmony.
For more than a decade after that, Lyudmila worked hard to assume the responsibilities of first lady and frequently participated in foreign affairs activities with Putin. Under the spotlight, Lyudmila's smile is very friendly, but in the depths of her eyes, it is difficult to hide her tiredness and helplessness.
She is not a person who likes to show her face, and she longs to live a peaceful life with her husband and children like many ordinary Russian women, and just have a reliable job.
Lyudmila has long been tired of the life in front of her, and her smile is gradually becoming rarer, and Putin, as a partner, understands all this and tries to reduce the frequency of his wife's participation in public appearances, but these efforts have not fundamentally improved the situation.
Although the number of public appearances of Lyudmila is slowly decreasing, she can still be recognized when she walks on the street, which causes great trouble in her life.
After Putin became president, he was often busy with government affairs, and the two had very little time to meet, and the lack of communication was destined to make the marriage not long-lasting, or the marriage between the two was already a tragedy from the moment Putin was elected president.
It is impossible for Putin to relinquish the heavy responsibility and power of the president, and Lyudmila will not give up the persistent pursuit of marriage and family, which is an irreconcilable contradiction.
Lyudmila may have had illusions about the marriage at the end of her first presidential term, but with Medvedev and Putin coming to power, it is clear that politics is once again the subject of their family.
Lyudmila knew what she wanted, and Putin knew that he could no longer give his wife the ordinary life she wanted, as before, so both decided to let go and pursue what they wanted from each other.
On June 6, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putina watched a ballet performance in the Kremlin, and later announced in an interview that the two had decided to divorce.
Regarding this matter, they all said that it was a peaceful breakup, and the reporter did not find any unusual clues from the expressions of the two.
For a long time after the divorce, Putin did not want to find a wife, and when the media interviewed Putin, he was asked if he would remarry, and Putin replied: I may consider it after Lyudmila remarries.
In 2016, Lyudmila and businessman Ocheredny received the happy news of their marriage, and Putin personally sent his blessings and said that "the two of us are now very good friends."
However, to this day, Putin is still alone, and in the words of the media, "he gave everything to the country."
Looking back, Lyudmila and Putin have experienced thirty years of ups and downs together, even if the final ending is not good, but they once loved each other, and in the end they divorced because of love.
This romantic love story may be right from the beginning, but the two want different lives and different goals, and slowly fall apart in the end, maybe choosing to leave when they are in love is the best ending.
What do you think differently about this?