, ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁sub marine ▁fleet ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Early ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁his ▁father ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁destruction ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁NK VD . ▁Later , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁regular ▁army ▁and ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Put in ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁occup iers ▁of ▁T ver ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁and ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁un cles ▁disappeared ▁at ▁the ▁war ▁front . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Put in ▁started ▁at ▁School ▁No . ▁ 1 9 3 ▁at ▁B ask ov ▁Lane , ▁near ▁his ▁home . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 5 ▁pup ils ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁P ione er ▁organization . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁practice ▁sam bo ▁and ▁j udo . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁J udo ▁black ▁bel t ▁and ▁national ▁master ▁of ▁sports ▁in ▁Sam bo . ▁He ▁wished ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁intelligence ▁officers ▁port rayed ▁in ▁Soviet ▁cinema . ▁Put in ▁studied ▁German ▁at ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁High ▁School ▁ 2 8 1 ▁and ▁speak s ▁German ▁flu ently . ▁ ▁Put in ▁studied ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁State ▁University ▁( now ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁State ▁University ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁graduated ▁in