The origin of this ‘do or die’ behavior in Putin is a long story. Today, on his birthday, 7 such incidents will be told, due to which Putin’s thinking became a criticism of the world.
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Russia’s President in the midst of war with Ukraine Vladimir Putin Will celebrate his 70th birthday today. It will be interesting to know about how Putin, facing criticism from many countries around the world, went on to become an autocratic ruler and how he went on cutting off from the world. All this did not happen suddenly. The origin of this ‘do or die’ behavior in Putin is a long story. Today, on his birthday, 7 such incidents will be told, due to which Putin’s thinking became a criticism of the world. Here the story of his estrangement with western countries will also be exposed.
(1) Lee Training of Martial Arts and Judo (1964)
Putin was born in Leningrad. During the Second World War, Hitler’s army laid siege to this city for 872 days. This incident left a deep impression on Putin. One of his school friends tells that Putin used to be very aggressive during school time. They fight with anyone. Even he had no fear of anyone. There were many gangs in their streets. He took training in the Russian martial art named Sembo. After that he also learned Judo. When he turned 18, he got a black belt in Judo. Not only this, he also came third in the National Junior Championship. He is considered ‘macho’ for this period of Putin’s life.
(2) Job in KGB (1968)
Litany Prospect Road in the city of Leningrad was a road on which people used to shy away from going. That’s because on this road was the headquarters of the Soviet intelligence agency KGB. It was said about this that its building is so high that it shows a ‘labor camp’. However, despite all the information, 16-year-old Putin entered this building and asked the person sitting at the reception how he could join the KGB. On this the person told him that the degree of law would be fine. After this Putin took a law degree and joined the KGB. After joining the KGB, Putin got both security and progress.
(3) When the mob surrounded (1989)
Putin, who joined the KGB, was a hardworking worker. Although he was not as famous as the rest. He knew German, so in 1985 his posting was done in the city of Dresden, Germany. But in November 1989, the government of East Germany came to a standstill. In December of the same year, a mob surrounded the KGB building. Putin called the Soviet military base for help, but got no answer. However, once the phone rang, the answer came from the front that “we cannot do anything without the orders of Moscow”. This incident also left a deep impression on Putin. Putin was determined that he himself would never make this mistake of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachoff. Mikhail’s mistake was that he did not face the enemies firmly.
(4) When Fixer became in the Oil for Food Program (1992)
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 90s, Putin said goodbye to the KGB. However, after this he became a fixer for the reformist mayor of St. Petersburg. Mayor to Putin Russia was entrusted with the responsibility of handling the economy. Putin had to arrange for food grains in exchange for 100 million US dollars of oil. But in an investigation it was found that he, along with his friends and gangsters, stuffed all the money in his pocket. From this Putin learned that a lot of money can be made with the influence of politics and gangsters prove to be very helpful in this work.
(5) Attack on Georgia (2008)
Putin became the President of Russia in the year 2000. After becoming president, he hoped that he would be able to build cordial relations with Western nations on the basis of conditions. Putin wanted Western countries to accept Russia’s dominance over former Soviet territories. However this did not happen. Later they began to feel that Western countries were trying to break up and isolate Russia. When Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili announced that he would join NATO, Putin’s anger reached seventh heaven. And with this he also got an opportunity to attack Georgia. Putin destroyed Georgia’s army in just 5 days. After which President Mikhail had to make a humiliating agreement. From this Putin learned that the one who has the stick, the buffalo also belongs to him.
(6) Performance in Russia (2011-13)
Parliamentary elections were held in Russia in the year 2011. In which allegations of scandal started. After that Protest started in the country. Putin then announced that he would be a candidate for the presidential election again in 2012. Protests intensified after Putin’s announcement. It was the biggest protest during Putin’s tenure. Putin blamed the then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for this demonstration. This made Putin understand that Western countries had risen up against him.
(7) Putin remained isolated during the Corona period (2020-21)
When the corona epidemic was wreaking havoc all over the world, Putin suddenly disappeared. Anyone who went to meet him was isolated from him. Not only this, the person coming to meet had to pass through the corridor of ultraviolet light that kills germs. Putin learned from this that all his views on the West were absolutely correct. Somewhere this was also the beginning of waging war against Ukraine.
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