Doubles, "black suitcase", harems and elixir of youth: main fables about Putin

At the center of this plot is Vladimir Putin, a man who has become a symbol of his own myth for twenty -five years of power. And this myth is not a decoration, but a mechanism: it nourishes fear, discipline and belief in the infallibility of "leader". Today, October 7, the Russian dictator turns 73 years old. The day, when the world remembers not so much about man again, but about the phenomenon - about the ruler, who himself became the subject of faith, fear and an endless number of theories.

Its existence has long gone beyond politics: it is a separate genre where facts compete with fictions, and conspiracyrology has long become a part of state ideology. A doubles, "black suitcase", harems, armored trains, searches for immortality are not just rumors, but a mirror of the system built on a secret. Every myth of Putin reinforces the main one: that he is "unchanged", "invulnerable and eternal". And as long as this myth exists, there is a power that it embodies.

Political scientist Alexei Holobutsky says that a whole ecosystem of absurd rumors has grown around Putin over the years of power - so colorful that it deserves a separate encyclopedia. One of the most famous - about "doubles" - he calls almost his "inventive" idea in the Ukrainian information space. Golobutsky recalls that he spoke about it eight years ago, based on early Russian speculations, which had no evidence.

Now he is irony: this story about doublers is the peak of idiocy of Kremlin folklore, which Moscow herself herself. In the media, fresh photos or videos are often appeared, comparing the "morning" and "later" Putin, looking for contradictory facial features or movements in order to fit into the hypothesis of doublers. Putin himself said in 2020 that he was offered to use doublers in the 2000s, but he allegedly refused.

According to Golubotsky, three among Putin's fate are the most wise versions of Putin. The first concerns death: the leader has long died and his body is stored in the refrigerator, and substitutes appear in the public. This rumor has been circulating for two years, gaining popularity on social networks. The second is the classic theory of doubles, where every public exit is an acting performance. In particular, in an interview with "Detector.

Media" the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, argued that Putin had several twins. "There are at least three of them. This is at least - those we know exactly," Budanov said. The third theory, according to Golobutsky, is related to the disease. "Cancer allegedly destroys the body, explaining significant changes in appearance. It can be 100% the consequences of a serious illness.

Why not recognize the obvious, instead of inventing drugs for youth," says the political scientist. Putin's private life is another fertile soil for myths. The topic of how the Russian president hides many years of relations with the former gymnast Alina Kabayev and non -public children has repeatedly raised - special residences were built for them and special protection was provided for them.

In 2023, Proekt published a large Iron Masks investigation on the lives of Kabaeva and children, related objects to Valdai, service companies and the role of special services in concealment. Dossier Center and Novaya Gazeta Europe identified two sons (Ivan and Vladimir Jr. )-with details of everyday life and logistics. Golubotsky notes that many stories around him go around him, but reality is simpler.

"Putin was married, had a long relationship with Alina Kabayeva and other partners, which corresponds to the physiological state of a healthy man. For the dictators of the harem - not a scandal, but an attribute of power. It is manifested in everything, including intimate, " - says the polytechispert. In investigations, journalistic investigations have repeatedly described a network of special farms to residences and the transition to an armored train.

The Moscow Times and Business Insider wrote about the same. Separately, the FSO-officer-desert Gleb Karakulov talked about "pathological fear for life" and the use of the train "Putin" because you do not track it. " Many Putin legends are a product of his own special services aimed at manipulating the masses. One of the most common is the image of a "big spy". Golubotsky denies that Putin has never been a legendary agent like fictional heroes.

In the late 1990s, he formed the image of a simple KGB employee who was engaged in routine work in Dresden. In a controlled socialist Eastern Germany, his responsibilities were to check the questionnaires of Soviet citizens who came there. No high risks or secret operations are only bureaucracy. Golobutsky calls it "white noise": fiction about sports exploits or heroic missions served to create a halo. For 25 years, Putin has repeatedly changed images as an actor in the series.

First - a taxi driver and a lawyer, then - an artilleryman and a judoist, and later - a strategist and defender. "These myths are created for a particular stage to retain popularity. They are not eternal-they disappear over time, replaced by fresh. For example, the early" Putin-athlement "gave way to Putin-geopolitics," and the one-"Putin-rescuer. " Each narrative is a tool. One rumor, according to Golobutsky, is becoming more relevant: intense efforts to extend life.

With age, it becomes a central theme. The expert predicts: Kremlin resources, financial and intellectual, will be directed to anti -Igening - from elite clinics to experimental methods. This is logical for a leader who is afraid to lose control. Dictators break this on this: they rule over the whole country, but powerless before death. The Times published materials on the Kremlin's resolution - an assignment for scientists to find methods of rejuvenation or slowing down aging.

These publications state that Putin is "obsessed with the idea of ​​eternal life. " In turn, "Detector. Media" indicates that, within the framework of large collections of fakes, conspiralogists mention the theme "Elixir of Youth", and also associate it with the theory of "Adrenochrome" and "Black Transplantology".

For example, in April 2025, the history of the Russian unit "Adrenochrome", which allegedly produced a substance from children for rejuvenation, was spreading in publications - but these were strictly refuted as a fiction. One of the funny theories that in addition to the well -known nuclear suitcase, Putin's protection allegedly carries a "special boar"/bags for collecting biomaterials (urine, feces) to prevent analyzes by foreign special services.

In June 2022, Business Insider and The Insider reported Paris Match: FSO agents really collect Putin's waste during visits abroad. The motive is not to disclose health. In later media collections, this topic occurs periodically, but there was no official confirmation. However, it is easier to believe in Putin's paranoia than the grandeur of the Russian speaker. We will remind, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is 73 years old.