By Alexandra Odynova
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| Putin visiting an Ivanovo hospital on Nov. 9. A doctor says much of what Putin saw was staged for his benefit. |
An Ivanovo doctor fears being fired or beaten after he told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on a call-in show last week that a local hospital had faked a display for a visit by Putin, installing borrowed equipment, dressing up staff as patients and forcing nurses to lie about their salaries.