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Putin's plan to live forever

June 8, 2026·26 min·3-min readnarrativescience
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Vladimir Putin is investing $26 billion in a state-led longevity initiative aimed at extending human life, possibly even achieving immortality, reflecting a deep personal and political obsession with staying in power. This ambition is part of a long-standing Russian tradition of autocrati

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Boyan Panchevsky

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Vladimir PutinBoyan PanchevskyNikolai FyodorovMaria VoronsovaAaron Brown

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GeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLongevityPolitical NewsRussia

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