MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 62nd birthday roaming the Siberian wilderness on Oct. 7, as supporters compared his takeover of Crimea to a Herculean labour and 100,000 marched in Chechnya in his honour.
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Vladimir Putin riding a horse during a 2009 vacation in southern Siberia.
