Like Putin, Ivanov is a former KGB officer who served in Europe during the Cold War.

研究人员称，普京和伊万诺夫都是冷战时期在欧洲服役的前克格勃官员。

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Putin grudgingly reveals a few personal details between intermittent bites of food: he relaxes, he says, by listening to classical composers like Brahms, Mozart, Tchaikovsky.

在用餐的间隙普京不情愿的透露了一些个人信息：他通过欣赏勃拉姆斯，莫扎特和柴科夫斯基的音乐放松自己。

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Clinton was not the only American who found something to like about Putin.

克林顿不是欣赏普京的唯一美国人。

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He indicated he would like to see Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Russia's former president - do the same.

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But even if Mr Putin would like to retire, can he afford to?

ECONOMIST: The state of Russia

Like George Bush, Mr Putin is merely proposing to act pre-emptively, in extremis, against a state that poses a deadly and increasing danger.

ECONOMIST: Russia and Georgia

If the ghosts of the White House don't offer enough inspiration, Bush could look abroad to former leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Vladimir Putin.

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