{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#530 | Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern Tsar","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/01c0c432\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1569,"description":"In this episode, we will explore Vladimir Putin's unlikely journey from a rat-catching streetfighter to the modern-day tsar of Russia.  \nWe'll look at his rise to power, some of the accusations about what it took to get there, the key decisions that have defined his 25-year rule, and question how history will remember his legacy. \n\n\nVladimir Putin's early life and rise to power\nSiege of Leningrad during World War Two\nPutin's upbringing in poverty and street life\nPutin's early interest in the KGB\nPutin's political career and rise in St Petersburg\nConnections and corruption allegations in early political life\nPutin becomes Russia's Prime Minister in 1999\nControversy surrounding the 1999 apartment bombings\nConsolidation of power and suppression of opposition\nPutin's use of poison to eliminate opponents\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/putin-modern-tsar","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}