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Feb 2025
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#530 | Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern T...

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In this episode, we will explore Vladimir Putin's unlikely journey from a rat-catching streetfighter to the modern-day tsar of Russia.

 

We'll look at his rise to power, some of the accusations about what it took to get there, the key decisions that have defined his 25-year rule, and question how history will remember his legacy.

 
  • Vladimir Putin's early life and rise to power
  • Siege of Leningrad during World War Two
  • Putin's upbringing in poverty and street life
  • Putin's early interest in the KGB
  • Putin's political career and rise in St Petersburg
  • Connections and corruption allegations in early political life
  • Putin becomes Russia's Prime Minister in 1999
  • Controversy surrounding the 1999 apartment bombings
  • Consolidation of power and suppression of opposition
  • Putin's use of poison to eliminate opponents

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/putin-modern-tsar

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