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Rise of Vladimir Putin - Coggle Diagram
Rise of Vladimir Putin
1989: :red_cross:Berlin Wall
Putin : spy for the USSR --> KGB
1991: :red_cross: USSR
o Lost of 2 million miles of territory --> “major geopolitical disaster”
o Russian economy --> freefall --> companies into extremely wealthy men ==> =
oligarchs
o
Yeltsin
: unpopular --> links with the West + alcoholic + gave a lot of power to oligarchs
Putin:
deputy major of St Petersburg
o
special treatments
to friends and allies in the private sector
o
support network
(commité de soutien) of oligarchs, corrupt politicians and security officials --> former KGB officers
o
rapidly ascends
to the upper echelon of the new Russian State
Violence in
Chechnya
--> seceded Russia
Chechen rebels attacked the borders
Putin blamed Chechen for the attacks
Putin approval rating jumped
Russia count-attacked --> regain the control of the region
1999
Yeltsin appointed Putin --> PM
o Putin’s goal: build a strong Russian state
December:
Putin President
(Y --> resigned)
o transform the country into an authoritarian and militarist society
o Invaded 2 neighbours
o Strengthen the ties with Syria and Iran
2000
o won the elections
o Oligarchs --> under his rule
o Supporters --> rewarded
o opponents --> eliminated
o USA and Putin trusted themselves
2008
Putin = PM
2009: Obama tried to have :check: relations w/ Putin
Putin: Paranoid --> US'interven° in Lybia
Medvedev = President
invasion of Georgia (ex-URSS)
2012
P reelected
Crack down on human rights + civil liberties -> no room for dissidents
Bolstered his aggressive foreign strategy
Helped Bashar Al Assad
Developed his cyber army in the world:
• Hacked politicians email
• Shut down Georgia’s accounts
• Sabotage H Clinton’ presidential campaign
• Support right-wing candidate in Europe
2014
o Ukraine was opening up to the West
o Putin feared that they would join the NATO
o Propaganda Vs. the Ukrainian’ president
o Annexed
Crimea
+ continued to support the pro-russian
o Sanctions from the West -> Russians Ruble fell
o Energy industries collapsed
o Difficult for them to continue in that case
Wait Trump to change things