Lev Savenkov, Vladimir Putin, 1993
Article in the NEVSKOE VREMYA newspaper on the affairs of Lev SAVENKOV, a St. Petersburg former Deputy Mayor, entrepreneur, and adventurer with ties to organized crime groups. In 1994, SAVENKOV was sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlement. The article includes an interview with Vladimir PUTIN, then Head of the St. Petersburg City Hall …