Vladimir Putin's Early Life Story

Share
TDC
Published at : 04 Dec 2021
454473 views
3709
189

How Russian President Vladimir Putin rose to power from the ashes of the Soviet Union.

Subscribe to TDC for more videos like this:
https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/thedailyconversation
Google+
https://plus.google.com/100134925804523235350/posts
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/thedailyconvo

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, the city now known as Saint Petersburg. Growing up poor, he chased rats around the stairwells of his shabby apartment building. His father - also called Vladimir - served on Soviet submarines and, during WWII, was severely wounded while fighting on the front lines against the Nazis. Putin's mother, Maria, was a factory worker. She had given birth to Vladimir's two older brothers, but they both died before he was born. Vladimir's grandfather was apparently a talented chef who cooked for Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

As a young man, Putin spent a lot of time in the streets of Leningrad, which was in bad shape after losing 800,000 people at the hands of a relentless Nazi siege. He became a hooligan and jumped at any chance to brawl. In sixth grade, he found an outlet for that aggression in Sambo, a Soviet martial art combining judo, karate and wrestling. Eventually he took up Judo too, and currently holds a 6th degree black belt in the sport. Influenced by movies and books, a young Vladimir also developed a desire to become a spy. At the suggestion of a KGB recruiter, Putin went to university. Soon after finishing, Putin entered the KGB, the main security agency of the Soviet Union. Around this time he married his now ex-wife Ludmila after a strange proposal in which Ludmila actually thought Vladimir was breaking up with her.

In 1984 Putin got the break he had been waiting for, and was sent to spy school in Moscow, but was disappointed when he was assigned to work in Dresden, Germany to gain information about the west, mostly by just collecting press clippings to add to the growing mountain of unimportant information produced by the KGB. Putin's biggest success while in Dresden was in contacting an American Sergeant, who sold him an unclassified army manual for 800 marks. Putin was depressed. He stopped working out, turned to the bottle, and put 20 pounds on his narrow frame.

While Putin was toiling in Germany the Berlin wall fell, uniting East Germany with the West, bringing everything Putin had been working for down with it. Forced to return his young family to Leningrad, the now 37-year-old Putin resolved to do everything in his power to keep the Soviet Union he knew and loved alive.

But as the Soviet Union collapsed, Putin seized an opportunity to become involved in politics. He started working for the mayor of Saint Petersburg, who was one of his former college professors. While heading the Saint Petersburg Committee for External Relations, Putin was investigated by the city council for corrupt practices and it was recommended that Putin be fired. But, because he was the mayor's right-hand man, Putin stayed in the St. Petersburg government until 1996.

Putin was then called to Moscow where he held a variety of governmental posts under President Boris Yeltsin, rapidly charming his superiors to climb the ladders of power, while building an inner circle of influential allies. Yeltsin, often drunk, in poor health, and paranoid, made Putin the head of a powerful successor agency to the KGB, the FSB. Putin was credited for modernising the security apparatus to take on new threats like organised crime, corruption and terrorism. As Yeltsin's own approval ratings plummeted, he wanted to give the Russian people a successor with little baggage, so he made Putin Prime Minister. And after Yeltsin's surprise resignation, Putin became President of Russia, rising from utter obscurity to become the most powerful man in the country less than three years after his arrival in the capital.

Президент Владимир Путин
Vladimir Putin (Martial Artist)PutinVladimir

Dim4ou - Pros' [Official Video]

Dim4ou - Pros' [Official Video]

Cathie Wood Is Going ALL-IN On ONE Sector

Cathie Wood Is Going ALL-IN On ONE Sector

Best Gymnastics TikTok Compilation November 2021 #flexibility #gymnastics

Best Gymnastics TikTok Compilation November 2021 #flexibility #gymnastics

First Ever!! Omanhene extöls Nana Addo &  IGP Dampare for regular visit to stations & cŗime combat

First Ever!! Omanhene extöls Nana Addo & IGP Dampare for regular visit to stations & cŗime combat

Lesson 2.  Metes and bounds project.

Lesson 2. Metes and bounds project.

Searching the Evidence with EnCase

Searching the Evidence with EnCase

Introduction to Regionally

Introduction to Regionally

They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (official video)

They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (official video)

CLAW MACHINES AND PLUSH TOYS

CLAW MACHINES AND PLUSH TOYS

The Speech EVERY STUDENT Must Hear | Chris Gardner

The Speech EVERY STUDENT Must Hear | Chris Gardner

BTS mentioned 137 | I'm back! BTS is going to perform in AMA's LIVE!!!! PTD IN LAW is coming soon!!

BTS mentioned 137 | I'm back! BTS is going to perform in AMA's LIVE!!!! PTD IN LAW is coming soon!!

Best Outfit For This Year | Hanap Cellphone sa Mall | Kawasaki Z H2

Best Outfit For This Year | Hanap Cellphone sa Mall | Kawasaki Z H2

Be Genuine, Not Fake | Peter Tan-Chi

Be Genuine, Not Fake | Peter Tan-Chi

Volkswagen accelerates! CEO Ralf Brandstätter introduces the ACCELERATE strategy

Volkswagen accelerates! CEO Ralf Brandstätter introduces the ACCELERATE strategy

Epic Demolition Of Buildings - Best Building Demolition Compilation

Epic Demolition Of Buildings - Best Building Demolition Compilation

AM I SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?!

AM I SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?!

Eric Thomas | The Cost of Free (Eric Thomas Motivation)

Eric Thomas | The Cost of Free (Eric Thomas Motivation)

15 Animals That Are Born Only Once In a Thousand Years #2

15 Animals That Are Born Only Once In a Thousand Years #2

Cunning wolf and Rabbit funny video || Cartoon gorilla dinosaur & animals comedy videoby Mr Lavangam

Cunning wolf and Rabbit funny video || Cartoon gorilla dinosaur & animals comedy videoby Mr Lavangam

Chaos Crew ENORMOUS 5000x Win! Biggest one yet?

Chaos Crew ENORMOUS 5000x Win! Biggest one yet?

Equal Sign Song  | Jack Hartmann

Equal Sign Song | Jack Hartmann

How to make a DIY Router sled / Flattening Jig / Router Jig

How to make a DIY Router sled / Flattening Jig / Router Jig

New Years Eve Dog Music! Help Your Dog Tolerate Fireworks!

New Years Eve Dog Music! Help Your Dog Tolerate Fireworks!

Relating To

Relating To

Is this the WORST COD RAGE of ALL TIME?😡

Is this the WORST COD RAGE of ALL TIME?😡

What if it melts and it isn't Tilted Towers... 💀

What if it melts and it isn't Tilted Towers... 💀

5 DIY USEFUL AND CREATIVE IDEAS

5 DIY USEFUL AND CREATIVE IDEAS

Alisa Ueno + Vigiletti - Is That It

Alisa Ueno + Vigiletti - Is That It

Belarus-Poland border conflict: Thousands in need of help | DW News

Belarus-Poland border conflict: Thousands in need of help | DW News

Repair DAMAGED Hydraulic Cylinder Barrels | Hitachi Zaxis 670 Excavator Part 2

Repair DAMAGED Hydraulic Cylinder Barrels | Hitachi Zaxis 670 Excavator Part 2

Are The British Royal Family Illegitimate? | Britain's Real Monarch | Real Royalty

Are The British Royal Family Illegitimate? | Britain's Real Monarch | Real Royalty

How to find the sum of factors of a number | Factors | [ Number Theory ]

How to find the sum of factors of a number | Factors | [ Number Theory ]

THE FUN THEY HAD Journeys AR Read Aloud Fourth Grade Lesson 25

THE FUN THEY HAD Journeys AR Read Aloud Fourth Grade Lesson 25

New Apple iCar... its body is a giant phone screen!

New Apple iCar... its body is a giant phone screen!

I Confronted Allen Parr (THE BEAT). He Replied.

I Confronted Allen Parr (THE BEAT). He Replied.

[ 💋 ] — but you already bought a ticket and there's no turning back now , Gacha club ✨ , meme 🤍 ,

[ 💋 ] — but you already bought a ticket and there's no turning back now , Gacha club ✨ , meme 🤍 ,

Stacking and Handling of Material | Masonry

Stacking and Handling of Material | Masonry

The Amity Affliction "Give Up The Ghost"

The Amity Affliction "Give Up The Ghost"

Phil Heath Starts Prep? + Big Ramy Guest Posing - Out Of Shape? + Toronto Pro Prejudging + MORE

Phil Heath Starts Prep? + Big Ramy Guest Posing - Out Of Shape? + Toronto Pro Prejudging + MORE

CAR TIKTOKS THAT MAKE THE GE BETTER THAM THE GTE

CAR TIKTOKS THAT MAKE THE GE BETTER THAM THE GTE

Best Cardboard Art Wins $5,000 Challenge! | ZHC Crafts

Best Cardboard Art Wins $5,000 Challenge! | ZHC Crafts

Without Doubt-Use you

Without Doubt-Use you

TX, Enigma announced BGMI lineup & BGIS Scrims are semi hardcore mode  & BGIS Scrims day 1 Results .

TX, Enigma announced BGMI lineup & BGIS Scrims are semi hardcore mode & BGIS Scrims day 1 Results .

Room with a View

Room with a View

As a confidence coach remember you have the ability to have it all. It’s within you!

As a confidence coach remember you have the ability to have it all. It’s within you!

ᴴᴰ Pink Panther Chilled to the Pink | Cartoon Pink Panther New 2021 | Pink Panther and Pals

ᴴᴰ Pink Panther Chilled to the Pink | Cartoon Pink Panther New 2021 | Pink Panther and Pals

How to Start a Weight Loss Transformation!! Win Before You Begin!!

How to Start a Weight Loss Transformation!! Win Before You Begin!!

More regulation will benefit Big Tech players in the long-term: Stifel's Brian Gardner

More regulation will benefit Big Tech players in the long-term: Stifel's Brian Gardner

Austria imposes countrywide lockdown for unvaccinated people

Austria imposes countrywide lockdown for unvaccinated people