Humigit 20 taon. Ganyan katagal nang nananatiling pinuno ng Russia ang 69 na taong world leader na ito – bilang punong ministro at pangulo. Nitong nakaraang buwan lang nang muling ipakilala niya ang kanyang sarili sa mundo nang ipagutos niya na atakahin ang Ukraine. Kahit na kilala na siya ng mundo at iba-iba ang paglalarawan sa kanya, misteryo pa rin ang kanyang katauhan para sa marami. Sino ba si Vladimir Putin? Ano ang kanyang hugot sa buhay na nakapagpabago ng kanyang pananaw sa mundo? Sino si Putin bilang lider?
Sources and Readings:
Munich's speech: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/18/putin-speech-wake-up-call-post-cold-war-order-liberal-2007-00009918
Munich's speech transcript: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/24034
More articles on Putin: https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/putin-s-apocalypse-how-far-is-the-russian-president-willing-to-go-a-1af76b72-f611-4548-a9a3-b01b42b2864f
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/stephen-kotkin-putin-russia-ukraine-stalin
Frontline Documentary – Putin’s Road to War: https://youtu.be/MsfUiTJv2lE Updated news on Ukraine crisis: https://www.reuters.com/places/ukraine
Kyiv Independent account link: https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent?t=YdXsta5G4-djcVBP4wZACw&s=09
