Vladimir Putin The President of Russian Federation 2000

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Vladimir PutinThe President of Russian
Federation (2000- )
By Monika Kirvelaitis
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin

• Born on October 7, 1952 in St Petersburg.
• Graduated from the Leningrad State University law
  school in 1975.

1968 (at the age of 16)
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KGB

• In 1975 Putin was recruited into the KGB where he
  served for 15 years, rising to the rank of
  lieutenant.
• From 1985 to 1990 the KGB stationed Putin in
  Dresden, East Germany.

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1990-1999

• 1990 -1996 holds several posts in the Leningrad
  city government.
• 1996 moves to Moscow and holds high staff
  positions in the Yeltsin administration.
• 1998 becomes head of the Federal Security Service
  (FSB), the KGB's successor.
• in August 1999 Putin was appointed Prime Minister
  by President Boris Yeltsin.

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Project Putin

• August 1999, polls show Putins popularity at
  just 2
• Malashenko is summoned by Valentin Yumashev
  (Yeltsin aid) and directly asked to support Putin
  as successor to Boris Yeltsin.
• The power of television.
• The Kremlin advisers made it their mission to
  turn Putin into a credible successor
• December 31, Putin becomes acting president.
• March 2000, Putin is formally elected president
  (wins 52.9 of votes)
• Putins first act in office was to sign a decree
  granting Yeltsin and his family immunity from
  prosecution.

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Control of Networks

• Putin determined to dominate television.
• Kremlin drives Berezovsky, who controlled Channel
  One, and Vladimir Gusinsky, the owner of
  independent NTV, out of the country and seized
  control of both networks.
• The networks are turned into an instrument of
  control aimed to support Putin and his political
  party.

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Mikhail Khodorovsky

• Khodorovsky tries to build up a political
  influence.
• Putin summons Khodorovsky to the Kremlin to
  confront him about his offer to support the
  Communist Party leader, Gennady Zyuganov.
• When someone lies to the president, it makes it
  personal.
• Khodorovsky is arrested on fraud and tax evasion
  charges and later sentenced to nine years in
  prison. His company dissected and partially
  renationalized

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Mikhail KasyanovThe Prime Minister of Russia
(2000 2004)

• If turnout on election day will fall below the
  legal minimum, the prime minister would become
  president for a month before a new election.
• Mikhail Kasyanov was well known politician who
  could openly challenge the president if he chose
  to.
• Every risk should be minimized to zero.
• Putin fires Kasyanov along with the entire
  cabinet just two weeks before his reelection.

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Putin's performance in office trends
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Whats next?

• On October 25, 2006 Putin announced that he will
  not run for president in 2008.
• Who will be Putins successor?
• Is it possible that Putin will return to the
  Kremlin after a break?

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What does that mean?
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Interesting links

• http//www.russiavotes.org/
• http//vladimirputin.4u.ru/
• http//president.kremlin.ru/

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Work cited

• Baker, Peter and Glasser, Susan B. The Rollback
  of Democracy in Vladimir Putins Russia.
  Washington Post. 7 June 2005. 25 Oct. 2006
  lthttp//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti
  cle/2005/06/06/AR2005060601723.htmlgt.
• Kramer, Andrew E. Putin Promises to Remain
  Influential. The New York Times. 26 Oct. 2006.
  28 Oct. 2006 lt http//travel2.nytimes.com/2006/10/
  26/world/europe/26russia.htmlgt.
• President of Russia. 27 Oct. 2006
  lthttp//president.kremlin.ru/eng/gt.
• Russia Votes. Centre for the Study of Public
  Policy and Levada Center. 8 Sep. 2006. 25 Oct.
  2006 lthttp//www.russiavotes.org/gt.
• Treyger, Elina. The Future of the Free Media in
  Russia.  Russia Monitor. 1 May 2001. 27 Oct.
  2006 lthttp//www.russiamonitor.org/en/main.asp?men
  u_id11_a_629gt.
• Vladimir Putin. 27 Oct. 2006 lthttp//vladimirputin
  .4u.ru/gt.