The rather dour picture of Vladimir Putin, perhaps the world's most talented major politician (an entirely dubious honour, of course), links to a set of photos of world leaders in their younger years. Though not an entirely original exercise, one is reminded of a recent biography of Hitler which featured a photo of the dictator as a baby on the cover, it is still strangely fascinating.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
The rather dour picture of Vladimir Putin, perhaps the world's most talented major politician (an entirely dubious honour, of course), links to a set of photos of world leaders in their younger years. Though not an entirely original exercise, one is reminded of a recent biography of Hitler which featured a photo of the dictator as a baby on the cover, it is still strangely fascinating.
