According to several sources, Putin is a major fan of the famous British band, the Beatles (via History Hit). In 2007, he admitted as much to photographer Platon, who asked Putin his opinion on the Beatles when taking his portrait. Putin’s reported response: “I love the Beatles!” In other interviews, Putin said that despite Soviet censorship, the Beatles were actually very popular in the Soviet Union when he was younger (via Far Out). Per the publication, Putin even told Paul McCartney, “The music was very popular, like a breath of fresh air, a window into the outside world.”
Other musicians agree. One of them, Russian Sasha Lipnitsky, said that the Beatles represented the “first hole in the iron curtain” — a glimpse at a world beyond Russia (per Far Out). And in 2003, Putin actually helped to get Paul McCartney out to Russia, where he performed in the Red Square. During that same trip, McCartney and Putin appeared together on TV.
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