Vladimir Putin was born in a city on the border of Kazakhstan.
Born in Leningrad -LRB- now Saint Petersburg -RRB- , Putin studied German in high school and speaks the language fluently .	Leningrad	Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg
Situated on the Neva River , at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea , it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May .	Neva River	Neva River	Gulf of Finland	Gulf of Finland	Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	Tsar	Tsar	Peter the Great	Peter the Great
