Gideon Rachman Hello and welcome to The Rachman Review. I’m Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator of the Financial Times. This week’s podcast is about Russia and Vladimir Putin. My guests ...

In what was largely a formality, Vladimir Putin was confirmed in office in the Russian presidential elections with 52.9% of ...

When Vladimir Putin launched his bid to be elected as Russia’s president in 2000, he had already been in the role for a month and a half. His predecessor Boris Yeltsin had stepped down on 31 ...

March 26, 2000, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election, making him the official successor of Boris Yeltsin, who had ...

Vladimir Putin was confirmed in office in the Russian presidential elections with 52.9% of the vote on March 26, 2000. The result of the elections was a foregone conclusion. When Boris Yeltsin ...

He is poised to continue this game of pretending to seek peace while waging war for months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

History has shown that the Russian people can overcome any challenge if they are united. We are not afraid of difficulties; ...

Putin wins first presidential term; Saudi King Faisal assassinated; Italian fascists set up postwar trade union; Mussolini ...