World Divorce Rates: Putin Perspective

Putting Putin's Divorce In Perspective
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the regional security group, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, on May 28, 2013 The meeting was expected to discuss security threats from Afghanistan and central Asia. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL/ ALEXEI NIKOLSKY (Photo credit should read ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the regional security group, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, on May 28, 2013 The meeting was expected to discuss security threats from Afghanistan and central Asia. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL/ ALEXEI NIKOLSKY (Photo credit should read ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Vladimir and Lyudmila are going their separate ways after they confirmed long-running rumours that the Russian president's marriage was over. This is apparently the first head of state marital split since 1698 when Peter the Great forced his wife Eudoxia Lopukhina to become a nun after ten years of union. But how does Russian divorce compare to the rest of the world?

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