At the age of 96, Vera Putina passed away in Tbilisi, Georgia, in May 2023. On May 30, she was buried in Metekhi.
Vladimir Putin, better known as “Vova,” was born Vera Nikolaevna Putina on September 6, 1926. She first came to public attention in 1999 when she started claiming that he was her son. This claim was in conflict with Putin’s official biography, which said that his parents had died before he became president.
The report, according to The Telegraph, revealed gaps in the widely accepted account of Putin’s past, even though Putina’s assertions may be attributed to either misinformation or an intentional public relations campaign. Putin’s parents, according to the official account, were already in their forties when he was born, thus there had been a sizable interval since the births of their earlier sons, Albert and Viktor, who both died before reaching adulthood.
In comparison to the autobiographies of other world leaders, Putin’s autobiography offers few details concerning the first ten years of his life. Putina learned that Putin had joined the KGB through her connections. She saw him on television in 1999.
Putina alleged that people from Russia and Georgia had come to her hamlet to threaten her into silence. A instructor who claimed to have instructed Putin in school also made threats against him. Putina stated that she would be willing to submit to DNA testing to support her allegations.
Tragically, Russian journalist Artyom Borovik died in a plane crash when he was making a film about Vera Putina for a Putin-related documentary that he was working on. Before his death, Italian journalist Antonio Russo reportedly had feelings for Vera Putina as well.