Learn Like a Circus Bear

When Vladimir Putin first stationed in East Germany as a KGB officer in 1985, he didn't speak German. By the time he returned to the Soviet Union five years later, he was bilingual.

How did he do it?

According to a AFP report, it had little to do with the legendary KGB training school. He elaborated:

"In five years, even someone with average language ability can master a foreign language -- like the bear that goes to the circus and learns to ride a bicycle,"

Train like a bear in a circus apparently worked. Now, the Russian President, Putin also got English under his belt. Plus, he can speaks a few French words, according to the same report.