The 72-year-old dictator is said to enjoy using ancient remedies to prolong his life and give him strength, say reports.  His ‘Flying Kremlin’- equivalent to Air Force One – disappeared from radar ...

This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the Altay Mountains of southern Siberia, some 200 miles from where Russia touches Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan ...

Telegram channel ‘More Than Fact’ suggested Putin may have spent time at his sprawling courtyard retreat in Altai. The Siberian palace is reported to have a vast underground hi-tech bunker ...