He said this in an interview with journalist Dmitry Kiselev for Rossiya 1 and RIA Novosti.
“Yes, I wanted to work in the state security agencies... I just came to the reception and said: “I would like to work, what is needed for this?”
- Putin noted.
According to him, he was told that he had to either get a higher education, preferably a law degree, or have at least three years of work experience, but “it’s better to serve in the army.”
“So, if I hadn’t gotten into university, I would have gone to serve in the army,” the Russian leader said.
In early February, Putin said that secret documents related to the Great Patriotic War would continue to be declassified in Russia.