Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin: Ascension

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Out of the chaos of the 90's, as Russia reeled from the failed Yeltsin years, a relatively small unknown figure would go on to occupy an untouchable position in a country spanning 11 timezones. Growing up surrounded by family members intrinsically linked with the KGB, moulded the mind of a young Vladimir Putin. Carefully and covertly situating himself within the right circles, he emerges out of the shadows intending to revive the Soviet Union...at any cost. Most dictatorships rarely start with oppression. Follow the intricacies of Putin's journey to see what changed. From knocking on the door of the local KGB office, to appointment in the government of St. Petersburg. From spying to silencing, Putin, the indispensable grey man was doing all that was necessary to join the dots to his own Presidency. From the political and social climate to the outward shows of force both domestically and internationally, we look back over his early years, his ascent to power and tightening grip on control to understand how it got to this. With detailed insight from academics and historians, retrace the moments from his past that ushered in a new form of dictator, as we go Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin.

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