Watch Vladimir Putin meet bears and go fishing in Russia’s Far East

MAR 15, 2018

RUSSIA BEYOND

Russian documentary reveals rare footage of President Putin on vacations to Siberia and Kamchatka, where he indulges in river fishing and even comes across wild bears.

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