what was the key event that led Vladimir putin rise to power in russia #shorts #history

Narrator: Vladimir Putin has been in power for 17 years, shaping Russia into an authoritarian and militaristic society. But how did he rise to power?

The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 left Russia in chaos. The economy was in a freefall and oligarchs were in control of nearly 45,000 public businesses. President Boris Yeltsin was wildly unpopular and surrendered an immense amount of political power to the oligarchs.

Enter Vladimir Putin. As the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, he helped his friends and allies in the private sector create monopolies and regulate their competitors, becoming a favorite among the oligarchs. With their support, he rapidly ascended to the upper echelon of the Russian state. In 1999, Yeltsin appointed Putin as prime minister.

But Putin's rise to power truly began in 1999 with the escalating violence in Chechnya. A series of deadly bombings killed more than 300 people in Russian cities, and Putin immediately blamed Chechen separatists. The population rallied around him and his approval ratings skyrocketed. Russia launched a devastating war in Chechnya, and Putin's strongman image was solidified.

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