Published Mar 9, 2022
161. Yeltsin, Economic Chaos and President Putin
Explore the turbulent 1990s in Russia as Boris Yeltsin's economic shock therapy and rise of the oligarchs lead to social upheaval, setting the stage for Vladimir Putin's ascent amidst the Second Chechen War, with NATO's expansion further straining Russia-West relations.
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