Putin’s Way—Frontline Documentary—2015

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1. In the spring of 2012, Vladimir Putin started his __________ term as president of Russia.

2. What are some of the criminal activities that Putin was accused of committing by
Zeekov? abuse of power, abuse of his official position, involvement in relations with
organized crime, knowledge about money laundering

3. What was the name of the documentary that Putin commissioned about himself?
It was called Power, made by Igor Shadkhan.

4. The collapse of the Soviet Union brought terrible brought terrible food to St. Petersburg.
_________________

5. On what did Putin spend money that was meant for building projects in St. Petersburg?
 Companies would be allocated raw materials, like oil and minerals, to be sold abroad, and the money
was then used to buy food.
prime minister.
6. Boris Yeltsin appointed Putin to be _________________ after hiring and firing four
others.

7. How old was Putin when he first tried to join the KGB?
Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, 

8. Russia’s “9/11”, the apartment bombings in Moscow, led Putin to justify invading
Crimea
_____________.

9. What job did Putin get three months into the new millennium (March, 2000)?
Russia had a new president. He seemed a modern man, a man for the future, a future all Russians hoped
would be better than the past.
10. People who tried to investigate the apartment bombings in many cases ended up
Dead
_______.

immunity from
11. Putin’s first act as president was to grant Boris Yeltsin ___________
prosecution
_____________.

12. What happened to Khodorkovsky, the CEO of Yukos and Russia’s richest man, when he
pressured Putin to establish a less corrupt government that modeled those in Europe?
would affect Russian companies doing business in America.

13. President Bush claimed he looked in Putin’s eyes and saw what?
He believed he was committed to the best interests of his country.

14. Putin’s retirement palace cost how much to build?

the money raised was for a $20 million retirement home for the president
15. How much money is Putin suspected of having?
his $1 billion palace and $500 million 
16. In 2011 when Putin said he would run for president again, what was the public
response?
the response was mass demonstrations in Moscow’s streets, protests which had to be put down by police.

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17. Putin could remain in power until __________.

18. How many people in Russia control 35% of the nation’s wealth?
 One hundred and ten individuals own 35 percent of the wealth of Russia

19. What happened in July, 2014 that transformed the political landscape in Russia?
one violent act would transform the political landscape. Malaysian passenger plane MH17 was shot
down over eastern Ukraine by what was widely believed to have been a Russian-supplied weapon. Two
hundred and ninety-eight people were killed. 
20. What might Putin do if he is backed into a corner, according to his biographer?
There’s a story in his biography that Putin tells about himself. It happened in this building, where he
shared a one-room apartment with his parents, and it involved a cornered rat