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"There is absolutely no such thing as a past KGB man." (Vladimir Putin) Despite serving as the president of Russia from 2000 to 2008 following Boris Yeltsin's routine, and again because the springtime of 2012, remarkably little is known of enigmatic past KGB spy Vladimir Putin,apart from the most mainstream life figures plus some minimally revealing fragments of memoirs and anecdotal observations. Putin has dished up as Russia's Primary Minister as well, in a determined politics tango with Dmitri Medvedev for the purpose of overcoming term limits for the Russian presidency, thereby allowing him to stay a dominant politician well in to the 21st century. Putin rose to ability in 1999, when Boris Yeltsin dismissed his complete case and fourth leading minister in 17 months, Sergy Stapashin. Fearing that he could be prosecuted once out of office, the tired outgoing president drew upon the most faithful resource he had by bringing Lieutenant-Colonel Putin, a past Soviet intellect agent, from the remnants of the KGB and in to the new intellect network, the National Security Service, before offering him authority of the Kremlin. When Yeltsin needed it most, "Putin pulled out all the halts...bullying the parliament with a intimidating speech and using an embarrassing videotape to discredit the Russian prosecutor basic." Thus, at 47 years of age, Putin became the youngest brain of express in Russia during modern times, even though he had never held general public office in his life. On the face of his administrations, Russia has appreciated both an financial resurgence and the come back of a positive national identity following break-up of the Soviet Union. Others cite his "systematic efforts to dismantle the country's democracy and 3rd party media."

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