One claimed to have saved Putin from a bear: They were bodyguards, now they are in high positions (VIDEO)

They used to be the personal bodyguards of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and now they hold high positions such as governors and government ministers.

One of them even claims to have saved Putin from a bear. He is now the secretary of the presidential advisory board, which consists of governors, top parliamentarians, prime ministers and other regional officials.

They rose from obscurity to top jobs.