A 20 year old photo has surfaced showing Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, in disguise as a tourist during President Reagan's visit to Moscow in 1988.Reagan, who was visiting former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during a political thaw which soon ended the Cold War,was taking a walk around Red Square and then was introduced to some tourists.
The man on the left,with camera around his neck, was identified as Putin.
The planting of KGB officers as bystanders was common practice during Soviet times.During the tense stand-off of the Cold War, they were used to challenge foreign leaders during visits to Russia.
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