
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last Friday joined world famous actors and entertainers in St. Petersburg at a charity event for children diagnosed with cancer. Guests of the charity event, held in the Ice Palace in Russia's second largest city, included Sharon Stone, Kevin Costner, Monica Belucci, Vincent Cassel, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Paul Anka, Mickey Rourke, Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Ingrid, and Gerard Depardieu. During the event, Putin played the Russian song From Where Does the Motherland Begin on the piano and then sang a song in English with jazz performers. The performance received a standing ovation. /// Superhuman - an otherwise "normal" human with unimaginable strength or exceptional proficiency at something, far beyond the norm. We've seen him fly fighter jets, playing with tigers, fish shirtless, fight wild fires, hunt whales, and race Formula 1 cars. This time he took the stage Putin and revealed yet another talent -- this time, for music. /// The Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin was able to emerge from a period of national humiliation, as some called the 1990s, to perceiving itself as a great power. By renewing war efforts in Chechnya which led to military success, Putin managed to undercut threats to national unity that the region epitomized in Russian popular opinion: the impending disintegration of the Russian state, the perceived threat of Islamic extremism, and organized crime and corruption. Thus, in successfully dealing with <b>...</b>
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