Vladimir Putin, One of the worlds leading superpowers of today has a very interesting story of his rise to power. He was born in Leningrad (now St.Petersberg), on October 7, 1952. After Putin graduated from Leningrad State University with a law degree in 1975, he joined the KGB as a intelligence officer. The KGB was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its break-up in 1991. He was stationed mainly in East Germany, where he stayed for 15 years before retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In 1991 the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 new independent countries, including the new Russian Federation. In Putins eyes Russia had just lost 200 square miles of territory, he later called this the "Major geographical disaster of the century". Putin then developed an interest in politics and in 1991 he became deputy major of St.Petersberg. By 1999, President at the time, Boris Yeltsin who was widely unpopular due to his cooperation with the west, appointed Putin as Prime Minister of Russia. A few months later Yeltsin resigns and appoints Putin as Interim President. Putin was then elected to his first term in 2000, with 53 percent of the votes.
Vladimir did not take likely to those who opposed him, Russian billionaire Mikail Khordokovsky got involved in opposition politics and was later sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzling oil, but ultimately this was a vendetta settled by Putin. Some believe that Putin was responsible for a number of assassinations carried out against several prominent opposition voices.
After his first two terms had ended, A new President was elected. Putin retained his position as Prime Minister of Russia but many believed he was still the prominent power in the heart of the Russian Government. After 4 years, Putin was re-elected President in a landslide victory with 63.6 percent of the votes.
Putin has put together one of the most effective cyber armies in the world and he using it to terrorise the west. These hackers have stolen classified U.S information, hacked politicians email accounts, shut down Georgia internet while Russian troops invaded and finally they tried to sabotage Hillary Clintons presidential campaign.
Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny that Putin has made a huge impact on his country and the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/06/vladimir-putin-15-ways-he-changed-russia-world
http://www.biography.com/people/vladimir-putin-9448807
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxMWSmKieuc
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