History 1401E Lecture 14: Vladimir Putin
1 Apr 2016
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1995): march june 1999: kosovo war. Conclusions drawn that in some consequences, people should be prepared to intervene into enemy countries. Boris yeltsin (1985-1999: rose to power by challenging gorbachev. Gorbachev"s efforts to improve the soviet union: pro ted by corruption, connections to power. Started off as a systematic reformer, eventually reigned: over time, he lost popularity. In 1999, less than 2% of the population still supported his ideals. !1: august 1991: yeltsin leads the opposition to a coup attempt by communists who seek to reverse gorbachev"s reforms, september-october 1993: yeltsin dissolves the russian parliament by force to maintain his authority. Acting president: march 2000: putin elected president of russia. May 1990 putin returns to the soviet union from east germany. He starts working for anatoliy sobchak, a leading city councilman and later mayor in leningrad (the city"s name was changed back to st. petersburg in 1991, after a referendum).
