Putin urges Soviet-style fitness program, with actor Seagal

MOSCOW (Reuters) President Vladimir Putin reached back to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s era for a plan to improve Russians’ physical fitness on Wednesday, and appeared with film actor Steven Seagal at an event aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among young people. In a meeting at a martial arts school on Moscow’s outskirts, Putin called for physical education rooted in a Soviet-era system. (agencies)