Old Newscast: Vladimir Putin elected Russian president for the first time, 2000 (Part 1)
Newscast look back at Vladimir Putin鈥檚 first election win as Russian president.
On this episode of Old Newscast, we look at how an unknown bureaucrat with a mysterious past unexpectedly rose to president of Russia.
Adam is joined by the 麻豆社鈥檚 Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, and Russia reporter for The Washington Post and author, Catherine Belton.
They discuss how chaos in Russia in the 1990s allowed Putin鈥檚 rise to power, Boris Yeltsin鈥檚 surprise resignation and why Putin refused to campaign.
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It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Joe Wilkinson with Miranda Slade, and Kris Jalowiecki. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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