25 years of Vladimir Putin: When Boris Yeltsin resigned and asked his PM to ‘take care of Russia’
From a retired KGB agent in 1990 to becoming the Acting President of Russia in 1999, Vladimir Putin's rise was swift with few parallels in modern history. As his reign enters 26th year, he stands much more powerful than Russia's tsars or Soviet dictators the likes of Stalin.
From a retired KGB agent in 1990 to becoming the Acting President of Russia in 1999, Vladimir Putin's rise was swift with few parallels in modern history. As his reign enters 26th year, he stands much more powerful than Russia's tsars or Soviet dictators the likes of Stalin.
