Gyftycf t1_j71fic8 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 11:34 AM

Reply to comment by carolinaindian02 in Putin and the Presidents (2023) FRONTLINE: Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. [00:54:22] by johny4304

Putin studied Bush before they met. He knew Bush was a recent "Born Again" Christian, so Putin made up a stupid story about how a cross his grandmother gave him survived through a fire (and possibly war, but I can't remember). And Bush fell for it.

chintakoro t1_j76zog9 wrote on February 4, 2023 at 3:45 PM

where did you hear this anecdote?

my7bizzos t1_j79mz4c wrote on February 5, 2023 at 3:27 AM

In the documentary posted

chintakoro t1_j79qrtx wrote on February 5, 2023 at 4:01 AM

thanks!

Gyftycf t1_j78is1k wrote on February 4, 2023 at 10:05 PM

Julia Ioffe's interview.