When Putin came to power in 2000, he swept away the “modernizers” and moved quickly to bring power back to the centre. He crushed the more independent-minded republic governors and the newly rich oligarchs who dared to oppose him.

When Putin came to power in 2000, he swept away the “modernizers” and moved quickly to bring power back to the centre. He crushed the more independent-minded republic governors and the newly rich oligarchs who dared to oppose him.

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When Putin came to power in 2000, he swept away the “modernizers” and moved quickly to bring power back to the centre. He crushed the more independent-minded republic governors and the newly rich oligarchs who dared to oppose him.

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