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have you ever wondered how vladimir putin got to where he is today? a carefully crafted public image. a look at his rise from russian spy to russian leader. reporter: it was the question on everyone s mind at the world economic forum in davos in 2000. who is mr. putin? reporter: at the time the world knew little about vladimir putin, the man who would unexpectedly become president on new year s eve 1999. putin had already drawn international attention as former president boris yeltsin s prime minister with his tough talk on fighting domestic terrori terrorists. but little was known about the man or his closely guarded personal life. putin, a leningrad native, entered politics after a career in the kgb, the feared soviet