From spy to president: The rise of Vladimir Putin
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Published 2017-03-23
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Vladimir Putin has been ruling Russia since 1999. In that time he has shaped the country into an authoritarian and militaristic society. The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 new countries, including the new Russian Federation. In Putin’s eyes, Russia had just lost 2 million square miles of territory. But Putin’s regime has also developed and fostered the most effect cyber hacker army in the world and he’s used it to wreak havoc in the West. But the election of Donald Trump brings new hope for the Putin vision. Trump’s rhetoric has been notably soft on Russia. He could lift sanctions and weaken NATO, potentially freeing up space for Putin’s Russia to become a dominant power once again.
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2:42 "Russian Hell" archive.org/details/RussianHell_MPEG
Further reading:
Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? By Karen Dawisha
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All Comments (21)
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Correction, March 2, 2022: A subtitle translation in this video misstates a quote from Russian President Vladimir Putin. At 3:15, he says, "We need to pay close attention to it".
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See in Russia, Putin didn't become the president, the president Became Putin....
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Putin has been in power for literally my entire life
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Russian billionaires: oligarchs American billionaires: entrepreneurs
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Dude is literally the main character of the whole world
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Russia: You can only be president for 8 years Putin: Turn that 8 side ways
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Russia: Only president for 8 years, max. Putin: ∞
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Vladimir Putin doesn’t actually walk, he just spins the Earth underneath his feet.
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Russia:How long do you want to be president? Putin: Yes
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When Putin was born , he named his parents.
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This looks like a cutscene in a call of duty campaign mode
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This dude needs a computer, so he can play military games online like everyone else
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Looks like they’ll need to extend this documentary
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He's basically the Russian version of Queen Elizabeth, undying.
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When Putin comes to your house, you are the guest.
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When Putin reads book, book gets knowledge
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The west: sanctions russia Russai: Oh no, anyways
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His life is literally like a movie
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When Putin cuts onions The onions cry
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When Putin watches YouTube video, YouTube deposits the ad revenue to Putins account.