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Prepared for Panashe M. | Delivered September 4, 2019
Vladimir Putin
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Goals
To understand how
Vladimir Putin
became such a powerful leader and how he carries himself, to apply what he has done to your own life.
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Early Findings
Vladimir Putin spent years working on becoming the powerful leader he is. Prior to leading Russia he worked in
Russian intelligence and local politics
.
While still in school he approached the
KGB security and intelligence agency
on how to join.
After retiring from the agency, Putin worked for mayor Anatoly Sobchak. Experts theorize that he helped Putin hone is political techniques with
strong authoritarian tendencies.
In 1996, Putin moved to Moscow and worked his way to becoming the
head of the FSB
.
In 1999, Putin was appointed to the
position of Prime Minister
.
W
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n
Yeltsin stepped down, he named
Putin president
.
Putin recognized that groups like the
Yeltsin-era oligarchs
were powerful and instead of having them as enemies he worked to strike deals with them. He would not interfere with their businesses if they did not criticize or challenge him.
At the onset of his Presidency he was seen as an
effective bureaucrat
, a pragmatist and a market oriented salesman.
In 2002, Putin's handling of the seizing of the Moscow
T
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e
and his unwillingness to negotiate with the hostage takers led to an
approval rating of 83%
.
Vladimir Putin has crafted his image as a strong man, often appearing in
photographs topless
to show case his body. There are also multiple stories that demonstrate him as a strong man.
Putin used his
high level network of friends
to help him move up in his positions and to remain in power.
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