The rise of Vladimir Putin - Harvard Gazette
WEBDec 19, 2019 · The rise of Vladimir Putin. Christina Pazzanese. Harvard Staff Writer. December 19, 2019 long read. Russia analysts look at success, failures, and fears over a two-decade reign.
Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia
WEBVladimir Vladimirovich Putin [c] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia. Putin has held continuous positions as president or prime minister since 1999: [d] as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012.
Vladimir Putin's rise to power - Wikipedia
WEBIn the early 2000s, significant political changes took place in Russia with Vladimir Putin's rise to power. Putin, who previously held key positions in the security forces and government, became the successor to President Boris Yeltsin.
The Making of Vladimir Putin - The New York Times
WEBMar 26, 2022 · Although Mr. Putin has portrayed a West-leaning Ukraine as a threat to Russian security, it was more immediately a threat to Putin’s authoritarian system itself.
Vladimir Putin ‑ Russia, President & Ukraine - HISTORY
WEBSep 25, 2023 · A gripping look at Putin's rise from humble beginnings to brutal dictatorship, and his emergence as one of the gravest threats to America's security.
Vladimir Putin timeline: An enigmatic leader's rise to power
WEBFeb 5, 2014 · Critics have called him a dictator and accused him of living a lavish lifestyle at public expense. Yet Putin remains popular among ordinary Russians.
Vladimir Putin | Biography, KGB, Political Career, & Facts
WEB2 days ago · One of the 21st century’s most influential leaders, Putin has shaped his country’s political landscape for decades with a mix of strategic maneuvers, military aggression against Russia’s neighbors, and controversial policies. Putin reintroduced highly centralized, top-down control within Russia.
‘A new kind of czar’: Putin’s path from the KGB to the presidency
WEBMar 9, 2022 · The war in Ukraine is the making of one man, Russia's President Vladimir Putin. He is now in his third decade of ruling Russia, decades marked, at times, by cooperation with the West, but more...
Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War. The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk...
The Rise and Rise of Vladimir Putin – Foreign Policy
WEBPutin, a former KGB spy, has ruled the country for more than two decades as either president or prime minister. The Russian Constitution bars him from seeking another presidential term.