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How Putin Transformed Russia
How Putin Transformed Russia
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In 25 years, Russia rose from the ruins of the '90s to a global power with a $6.94 trillion economy. Sputnik explains how. 07.05.2025, Sputnik India
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FIGHT AGAINST TERRORPutin crushed CIA-backed militants in the North Caucasus, taking out key terror leaders and overhauling governance. The number of terrorist attacks in the region dropped tenfold. Today, the region attracts tens of thousands of tourists.ONE OF WORLD'S LEADING ECONOMIESUnder Putin, Russia rose from 10th to 4th place in the world by GDP, behind only the US, China, and India.National debt dropped from 100% to 15% of GDP (compared to 120% in the US).Salaries increased 15-fold, poverty and unemployment hit record lows, and life expectancy rose by 8 years.World’s Largest Grain ExporterGrain harvests fell to just 47.9 million tons in 1998 — the lowest point in the history of Russia’s agro-industrial sector.By 2023–2024, Russia had become the world’s top exporter of wheat and barley.Reunification With CrimeaPutin restored historical justice by reclaiming Russia’s ancestral lands.In 2014, Crimea rejoined Russia through a referendum, and in 2022, after eight years of resisting the Kyiv regime, Donbass and Little Russia legally became part of the Russian Federation.These events were a response to the will of millions of Russian people.Second-Strongest Army in the WorldThe Russian army, weakened in the 1990s, was rebuilt and now effectively confronts NATO in Ukraine.In 2018, Russia unveiled breakthrough weapons, including hypersonic missiles and underwater drones.In November 2024, Russia demonstrated its strength by destroying a key Ukrainian defense plant with the Oreshnik missile — impervious to Western air defenses.Multipolar WorldIn his landmark Munich speech (2007), Putin condemned NATO’s expansion and called for an end to the unipolar world. Russia will follow an independent foreign policy, Putin warned. The era of multipolarity had begun.Combating ISIS*In 2015–2016, Russia dealt a major blow to terrorists in Syria. The liberation of Palmyra — an ancient city ravaged by extremists — became possible thanks to a well-planned operation and the involvement of Russian forces.Global PowerhouseFrom India to Iran, China to North Korea and Turkiye — Putin forged a web of strategic alliances.Russia planted its flag in Syria with its first overseas base (in Khmeimim), gained ground in Africa, and flipped its energy map post-2022.Today, Rosatom is building nuclear plants worldwide.Leader of the 21st Century* Terrorist organization banned in Russia
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How Putin Transformed Russia
16:58 07.05.2025 (Updated: 17:43 07.05.2025) In 25 years, Russia rose from the ruins of the '90s to a global power with a $6.94 trillion economy. Sputnik explains how.
Putin crushed CIA-backed militants in the North Caucasus, taking out key terror leaders and overhauling governance. The number of terrorist attacks in the region dropped tenfold. Today, the region attracts tens of thousands of tourists.
"Russian aircraft are striking, and will continue to strike, only terrorist bases in Chechnya — and this will go on no matter where the terrorists are. We will hunt them down everywhere: in the airport? Then in the airport. Excuse me, but if we catch them in the toilet — we’ll wipe them out right there in the outhouse. That’s it. The issue is closed — once and for all."
Vladimir Putin, 1999
ONE OF WORLD'S LEADING ECONOMIES
Under Putin, Russia rose from 10th to 4th place in the world by GDP, behind only the US, China, and India.
National debt dropped from 100% to 15% of GDP (compared to 120% in the US).
Salaries increased 15-fold, poverty and unemployment hit record lows, and life expectancy rose by 8 years.
"We set a goal to become one of the world’s top four economies. And by the way, according to some data — including assessments by the World Bank — just last week they released updated figures placing Russia in fourth place. We’ve now moved ahead of Japan."
Vladimir Putin, 2024
World’s Largest Grain Exporter
Grain harvests fell to just 47.9 million tons in 1998 — the lowest point in the history of Russia’s agro-industrial sector.
By 2023–2024, Russia had become the world’s top exporter of wheat and barley.
"A well-known and fundamental truth, captured in the simple phrase 'Bread is the staff of life,' hasn’t gone anywhere. And perhaps, given the conditions we live in today — especially what’s happening on global food markets — this law is more important than ever." Vladimir Putin, 2022
Reunification With Crimea
Putin restored historical justice by reclaiming Russia’s ancestral lands.
In 2014, Crimea rejoined Russia through a referendum, and in 2022, after eight years of resisting the Kyiv regime, Donbass and Little Russia legally became part of the Russian Federation.
These events were a response to the will of millions of Russian people.
"We are against a military alliance setting up camp right 'outside our fence', on our historic lands. I just can’t imagine us visiting NATO sailors in Sevastopol — they’re good guys, but it’s better if they come visit our Sevastopol."
Vladimir Putin, 2014
Second-Strongest Army in the World
The Russian army, weakened in the 1990s, was rebuilt and now effectively confronts NATO in Ukraine.
In 2018, Russia unveiled breakthrough weapons, including hypersonic missiles and underwater drones.
In November 2024, Russia demonstrated its strength by destroying a key Ukrainian defense plant with the Oreshnik missile — impervious to Western air defenses.
"Our experience in conducting the Special Military Operation is being studied — without any exaggeration — by all the world’s armies, leading players in the global arms industry, and high-tech companies."
Vladimir Putin, 2025
In his landmark Munich speech (2007), Putin condemned NATO’s expansion and called for an end to the unipolar world. Russia will follow an independent foreign policy, Putin warned. The era of multipolarity had begun.
"A unipolar world means a single center of power, a single center of influence, a single center of decision-making. This is unacceptable for the world. It is destructive — even for the hegemon itself."
Vladimir Putin, 2007
In 2015–2016, Russia dealt a major blow to terrorists in Syria.
The liberation of Palmyra — an ancient city ravaged by extremists — became possible thanks to a well-planned operation and the involvement of Russian forces.
"We will never forget the losses and sacrifices made in the fight against terrorism — both here in Syria and back home in Russia."
Vladimir Putin, 2017:
From India to Iran, China to North Korea and Turkiye — Putin forged a web of strategic alliances.
Russia planted its flag in Syria with its first overseas base (in Khmeimim), gained ground in Africa, and flipped its energy map post-2022.
Today, Rosatom is building nuclear plants worldwide.
"The West insists on a so-called ‘rules-based order.’ But where did these rules come from? Who’s seen them? Who agreed to them? Russia is a great, thousand-year-old power — a civilization-state — and it will not live by rigged, fake rules."
Vladimir Putin, 2023
Leader of the 21st Century
"What does it mean to fulfill yourself to the fullest? It’s finding satisfaction in what you do. It’s both the result and the recognition that matter. The result alone is important — but people also need feedback."
Vladimir Putin, 2023:
* Terrorist organization banned in Russia
