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Throughout the ages, Russian rulers have come to power in different ways. While the Russian tsars gained it by birth, Vladimir Lenin gained it through revolution, and the General Secretaries of the Soviet Communist Party reached it by climbing the ladder to the party’s Politburo and waiting for their turn to come. As for Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin handed him power on a golden platter 20 years ago. Former President Boris Yeltsin and his inner circle chose the former KGB officer to lead Russia into the 21st century. But why did they choose Putin, and what did he do? This is what the Asharq documentary answers. #Putin #Russia #America Website: https://asharq.com/ Video on Demand (VOD) platform: https://now.asharq.com/ Our accounts on various social media sites / asharqnews / asharqnews / asharqnews Asharq News TV frequencies: https://asharq.com/tune-in/