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Raise your vodkas for a toast, please: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin turns 74 today. Alexander Shuvaev, the major general Putin appointed in May to govern the front-line region of Belgorod, thanked him for support that helps locals “live and work in the most difficult conditions,” and wished him strong health. Putin doesn’t need such wishes from his underlings, for strong health is the one thing the Russian state reliably delivers—to one man. Read More on Analysis A Russian boy born this year can expect to live about 68 years, according to United Nations figures, six years short of a president…
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