The New Tsar: How Putin Became Russia's Dictator | Foreign Correspondent
He started as a low-level spy. He ended up President For Life. For two decades, former Moscow correspondent Eric Campbell has tracked Putin’s rise to power. Subscribe: ab.co/3yqPOZ5
When Russian President Boris Yeltsin appointed a little-known spy chief as his Prime Minister and successor in 1999, the rouble crashed. Nobody had heard of this former KGB agent and few believed he would make any mark.
Vladimir Putin would soon show Russians, and the world, what he was made of.
Within weeks of his appointment as Prime Minister, apartment blocks in Moscow and other cities began exploding, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians. The Kremlin blamed Chechen separatists and soon launched a brutal war against the tiny state.
The war resulted in huge civilian casualties but it raised Putin’s profile at home. Months later, he was elected president.
Correspondent Eric Campbell was in Russia when Putin began his rise to power and has followed his career ever since.
Campbell tracks Putin’s journey to the top, from his origins in an impoverished tenement in St Petersburg to his ruthless prosecution of the war against Chechnya to his relentless attacks on any political opposition at home.
Campbell closely chronicled Putin for over two decades as the leader set about muzzling the media, rigging elections and targeting his political opponents, at home and abroad.
Now as the President-for-Life invades neighbouring Ukraine and threatens the world with the nuclear option, Campbell asks, how far will he go?
This is an in-depth profile of a man who’s smashed the world order and dared the West to risk World War Three to stop him.
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When you poor, you want money, when you wealthy, you want power, When you have power, you want to be Tsar or Emperor and stay power forever... sick but true.
@markdowse3572
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh, it's called GREED.
@filippovismara7889
Жыл бұрын
Is a Tsar Is not want to be
@jellypunk1495
Жыл бұрын
@@filippovismara7889 davai cyka
@MozartOfComedy
Жыл бұрын
Very true. Its human nature
@othalabro8663
Жыл бұрын
Or… maybe he just has ambition.
If it was hard for me to stay humble as a regional manager for 3 cities in Texas for an energy company. Image how much of a power trip Putin must be on.
@platinum2905
3 ай бұрын
No, he isn't motivated by power. But i'm not surprised american view it this way
@tannerhagen774
3 ай бұрын
@@platinum2905Right, he’s motivated by love and flowers.
@cezearr34
3 ай бұрын
@@platinum2905is that what you tell yourself to be able to sleep at night 🤣
@kaykay865
2 ай бұрын
That's why you're not him
Foreign Correspondent is absolutely awesome. We're lucky to have the ABC, despite its flaws.
@ABCNewsIndepth
Жыл бұрын
That is very kind, thank you very much, it means alot to us at foreign corry, I'll pass on your message to the team.
@ov7419
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 brainwashed
@metabaron90
Жыл бұрын
@@ov7419 русский бот
@ov7419
Жыл бұрын
@@metabaron90 нет
@xxsipanxx
Жыл бұрын
@@metabaron90 better to be a bot than to be a sheep haha
Brilliant reporting from Eric Campbell...the archival footage really puts things into perspective!
@oscardobson2338
Жыл бұрын
Pl
@mayday4ire21
Жыл бұрын
O the past two ppppppppp
@JT-ky7rx
Жыл бұрын
Only thing is I wish he'd went a bit more into how there's pretty of very convincing evidence the apartment bombings were the work of the FSB - I mean, agents were basically caught red-handed planting one in Ryazan by civilians - and there was basically no concrete evidence linking it to Chechen terrorists. I typically find a lot of conspiracy theories pretty ludicrous and easily dismissed with the evidence at hand, but not this one, and plenty of credible journalists and former Russian officials agree.
@jtnelson4579
7 ай бұрын
@@oscardobson2338qqqqqqqqqqqq
Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always. Mahatma Gandhi
@zokikostadinov7061
Жыл бұрын
yea now he is Dictator.. well atleast we have one .. now tell us who is running USA ? please skip the bs where u say its Biden*he does not know his name)... and Australians a Democracy which syill have COVID CAMPS ..so
@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer
Жыл бұрын
Franco?
@alfonsogutierrez1392
Жыл бұрын
@@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer him too
@LiquidScreen
Жыл бұрын
Hey Putin, Ok, you won the war! We agreed. You can now stop the firing. You can now annex Donbas, Mariupol, and Kherson with Russia. Please leave the Odesa port with Ukraine, they need to access the black sea for exporting their grains, other goods and services to other countries. EU is nearly without any breads! You could have asked the USA for all these three cities a year ago rather than invading with all these destruction! You got your legacy you wanted. Don't worry about the Moskva! Sleep well! You can build a better war-ship with cloud based operating system!
@alexsilent5603
Жыл бұрын
@@alfonsogutierrez1392 Good. Putin is a democratically elected president, so he will not fall.
A lovely country but its a shame because its one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
@ov7419
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 you talking about US?
@xxsipanxx
Жыл бұрын
@@ov7419 I swear youtube is the proof of how sheep people really are, right? Jesus Christ, God save us all.
@Perfectstranger_7
Жыл бұрын
How about USA? Or Europe? Or Ukraine perhaps? Where did you get this info? On bbc?
Living in poverty is not an excuse to keep a dirty apartment
President Yeltsin was a great Russian leader and despite having heart problem he stood strong in front of Camera to show that he is physically fit.
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
@human_bot_
Жыл бұрын
That is not true at all. There are a lot of heroes that have lived long lives and die as heroes. Also, putin was NEVER a hero. That was in his mind only amd used media to perpetuate the idea.
@IASP17
11 ай бұрын
a hero? Putin was always the villain.
Fantastic
I disagree with your conclusion.
Appreciate you all enabling comments.
Great insight thanks
This is a great doc, about where Putin is coming from . Thank you for the good narrative
The most ridiculous report
You vote until you find a great leader. And then stick with them until the wheels fall off.
Min Aung Hlaing is stepping this way.
nice use of imagery. hey, that Puty is certainly well groomed🤠
Gog of Magog is rearing its bear shaped head.
And then we compare the rule to that of any other nation. We would be naive if we didn't acknowledge bribes, corruption, assassination attempts, paid coups, but other nations. For them to remark at how many people died in this war is rich, given how many have died all over the world because of the western countries and not to mention the colonials. When we are on one side we grapple hard with biases.
At least he fixed the museums and fixed the country up from the Cold War years
such a lie. in Georgia never came pro-west presidents, Saakashvili never has been supported. it is seen now, Georgia even doesn't want to let him in. Preferring for his to live on the land of whom he serves- in West. Georgia never will let him back.
Why can I comment on Russia but not on ABC stories about AUSTRALIAN issues? Is this a touch of the Russian in the ABC? I think so.
0:05 СВОБОДУ НАВАЛЬНОМУ
@Perfectstranger_7
Жыл бұрын
Never. He is a puppy of USA. What happened to him well deserved. I’m Russian by the way :)
@iolandaferrari311
Жыл бұрын
@@Perfectstranger_7 :) ладно, but I feel pity for him, he was badly used and deceived
@Perfectstranger_7
Жыл бұрын
@@iolandaferrari311 да:) в этом соглашусь. Но думаю ему хорошо заплатили, ведь он делал это для чего-то
Put out Put in.
Putin asked himself, Why do we need world without Russia😂 means if Russia gets destroyed there is no more world at all😅
@user-vx1rr4zn3n
7 ай бұрын
yes
No way that’s the same guy
17:12 The 2 Lovers work out.
Brilliant work, deserves far more views
“He turned into a dictator threatening humanity” 😮 Instead of professionally reporting on the facts: “He took Russia off its knees from the chaos of the 90s and now Russia plays an important role in the world stage” “He brought back Russia sovereignty back”
@user-qz8co6dj7b
4 ай бұрын
There is still poverty in Russia😢
@vilmavega2689
4 ай бұрын
@@user-qz8co6dj7b and your point is? There is massive poverty in the USA yet it behaves like the hegemon in the world
@user-qz8co6dj7b
4 ай бұрын
@@vilmavega2689 I am from Russia, there is a lot of poverty here. What about Poor Americans?
@Ely-yi6sb
4 ай бұрын
Western propaganda my friend...
@martijnstam6186
22 сағат бұрын
We in the west brought Russia back. Without western investments Russia would still be living in the stone age.
I have searched for the leaked video of the prosecutor and it’s classic p**** hub
he looks different. almost like another person
Great Documentary 👍.
Happy the government has continued to send arms to support Ukraine 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇦
@rahmanhakim2151
Жыл бұрын
the hypocrisy of western countries is to always provide weapons assistance to ukraine which makes the WAR longer, but forgets to provide diplomatic means for PEACE. especially the cowards of america using ukraine as a shield against russia.
@beesplaining1882
Жыл бұрын
The US wants this war to continue.... to weaken Russia.
@FerraPizza
Жыл бұрын
@@17th_Street_Preacher what's your grand plan to push back Putin.... thoughts and prayers 🤦♂️...
@xxsipanxx
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, very happy they are being strategically destroyed or picked up off the battlefield by Russia. GO RUSSiA GO!
@Perfectstranger_7
Жыл бұрын
Yes and you will end up with no free education and no free healthcare 😂😂😂
Well done!
@j23lo5
Жыл бұрын
Racist
0:53 Because Of You, You Clown😭😭💀💀
Comments ABC ?
@beesplaining1882
Жыл бұрын
It's just a test!
@shabberto
Жыл бұрын
Usually there are comments on in depth
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WOW 👌 👏... THIS WAS ON POINT... BRAVO 👏.. NOW A CALL TO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE... PLEASE 🙏 SAVE HUMANITY BY GETTING RID OF THIS DICTATOR PLEASE 🙏 😢
@ov7419
Жыл бұрын
Answer from a Russian here: yes, Putin is our Tsar! He loves Russia and its people, we love Putin in return. He deserves more than a palace! Be jealous 😋 Navalny, Nemtsov and some others western puppets deserve their destiny Go Z take it all!
@antiussentiment
Жыл бұрын
The problem is it's US that see him as a dictator. He's actually one of the most popular leaders in the world. But our bloody corporate mogul media would never report that.. The bulk of the Russian people love him, otherwise they would have terffed him out by now.. ~ shugs ~
@EchoBravo370
Жыл бұрын
@@antiussentiment He's popular because despite stealing incredible amounts of money from the Russians people and taking bribes from oligarchs, he has shut down all independent media.
@metabaron90
Жыл бұрын
@@antiussentiment how can you say he is the most popular leader in the world when there hasn't been any opposition to him in the last 15 years because the state has effectively outlawed political office in opposition? Yes there are Russian politicians who are "opposed" but it is an open secret that they are paid to play the part by the state. The whole set up, the whole layout of the situation reeks of a dictatorship - did you skip over the part where the most popular opposer of the regime was mysteriously poisoned by a military grade nerve agent produced by the Russian state? How do you explain that?
@antiussentiment
Жыл бұрын
@@metabaron90 I read it somewhere else and was skeptical. So I did some googling. Turns out it's the case. Go look for your self.. ~ shrugs ~ What this does prove is the the problem is far bigger than just one man.. which is how our propaganda paints it. Which is bad.
Young putin looks happy, current putin looks depressed, anyone checked on him lately?
@metabaron90
Жыл бұрын
Remember to check in with your dictators
@xxsipanxx
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he's actually winning the war.
@Perfectstranger_7
Жыл бұрын
Check on your president darling
whether you like it or not, only he dares to oppose western hegemony.
His teacher was telling he was not a leader
@gazzakasparov4682
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the teacher fell from a balcony, or had some radiation in her morning tea...
@user-cc2sg8sy5t
Жыл бұрын
@@gazzakasparov4682 not yet,but we should have some popcorn😄
BRILLIANT Brilliant Brilliant Reporting, Brilliant compilation, Brilliant charicature , very clever presentation ,
@chw5044
Жыл бұрын
Whatever, whatever
Without Noice Lift Maintanence Possible
Why Do We Need a World if Russia Is Not In It? - LEGEND
@human_bot_
Жыл бұрын
Lol, that isn't what he said and it is far from being legendary. Nobody wants or wanted to get rid of Russia. Putin is the only part of Russia the world wants to disappear. He says crap like that to hype up the public
Epic. Keep the circus going 😂
I was in Russia when the dream was of a democratic state and Yeltsin's election. It was a shame he won.
@zokikostadinov7061
Жыл бұрын
then you started to support TERORISTS in Dagestan and Chechenia...btw atleast we have one .. now tell us who is running USA ? please skip the bs where u say its Biden*he does not know his name)... and Australians a Democracy which syill have COVID CAMPS ..so
@nsaurabh25
Жыл бұрын
Yeltsin was extremely corrupt, he was one of the reasons behind the SU collapse.
@ProfessionalBadPerson
Жыл бұрын
If only Bill Clinton had not interfered and allowed The Communist Party to best that drunkard
@beesplaining1882
Жыл бұрын
Yelstin was a US stooge and a drunk. Otherwise he was great.
@Perfectstranger_7
Жыл бұрын
Yeltsin was sponsored by Americans, in order to destroy Russia.
I am better informed after watching this documentary. Thank you 🙏
nicely done. He won't make it to 2023. Why? because the only way out for Russia is for him to go.
Man you people are hilarious! 1990-2000 Russia compared to 2001-now
America do be like "russia cant invade a sovereign countries oh russia came in our elections!" america came in alot of elections even russia. imagine gorbachev who asked nato to not expand east wards and nato agreed and the soviet soldiers pulled out of eastern europe, and after that nato expansion is in 3 eastern european countries.
It wont be nightmare....he has concience which at times he abandones to eliminate those aspiring politicians egoestic tendencies..... He deserve the best od everything....but he knows when the time comes....it will be all for his country and peope....he knows He is a mere Mortal.....that passes by We are all like him.....unfortunately we dud not get a break
SLAVA RUSSIA 🇷🇺 AND PUTIN
How much further will he go? NOT MUCH FURTHER if he knows whats good for him.
@command_unit7792
Жыл бұрын
He will destroy the Western world Order!
@maxhugen
Жыл бұрын
Either he will die alone, or by the hand of a real Russian.
Those maffia's will do everything stay on power concerning is more their supporters
If the people somewhere don't want to be part of a nation, they should be allowed that, they shouldn't be force into being like Putin wanting every neighbor nation to be a part of Russia again even though the people within those locations don't want to! Why can't some people respect other people's wishes!?
Portland, JAMAICA in the Building !!!!!
@HASSPREDIGER20
Жыл бұрын
Ya man
Oddly this dude is still very popular with Russians. Which makes the "dictator" label a bit mute.. ~ frowns ~
@dangomes4855
Жыл бұрын
Existential nihilism is stamped in the Russian DNA. They don’t really care who’s in charge, as long as the vodka keeps flowing !
@antiussentiment
Жыл бұрын
@@dangomes4855 Yep.. ..same as all "great" nations I guess. Reminds me of my time working in the USA. But there it was beer. ~ shrugs ~
@Jake-co8xu
Жыл бұрын
Kim Jong Un is also very popular among north Koreans. That doesn't make him a democrat.
Enjoy
The US had a puppet political satire TV show called "DC Follies". That Russian one looks better. I wish we'd had a show like that when Trump was president. Maybe those Russians who produced the Russian show could come over to the US and do a show. I'll bet it would be a hit.
@jeshkam
Жыл бұрын
They should do it now while Biden's still alive and in the office. He was born to be comedian.
@joevignolor4u949
Жыл бұрын
America already has a TV show like that. It's called "Saturday Night Live". It's been on since 1975 and has made fun of every American president since Nixon. The biggest difference is that they use live actors instead of puppets. Alec Baldwin used to play Donald Trump.
@IASP17
11 ай бұрын
are they still alive?
@lewisorely
Ай бұрын
TRUMP 20~24
Why all western medias portrait him as a villain, I think he is misunderstood.
@Ditka-89
11 ай бұрын
You’re kidding 😂
17:00 - 17:40 wtf was that? lol
this documentary is very accurate. I can say this as a citizen of Russia. it is a pity that there are a lot of brainwashed people in Russia who, for various reasons, either do not want or are lazy to look for alternative information...
@j23lo5
Жыл бұрын
Until their sons are sent to war
@MrMisticoMagico
7 ай бұрын
@@j23lo5 They do not care, as long as they are paid for their children's or husbands lives.
I haven't seen a better CIA propaganda video in a long time. I laughed sweetly. But it is probably intended for people who do not know how to use the Internet, and have a short memory
@snegovic449
4 ай бұрын
Мне как Русскому не кажется это пропагандой😅 Путин отпрвляет людей на войну! Путин убивает мирных людей! Путин грабит Россию у нас на глазах! И после всего этого он не диктатор?
@bookerwills8649
4 ай бұрын
You aight? What a weird comment comrade
It's great reporting but this video doesn't tell what Putin has done in his presidency completely. It's hard to tell all of things in 30 mins for sure. I newly discovered this channel. I think they make great videos.
Short "SMALL" men ... Low self esteme
I’m a South African 🇿🇦and I support Russia 🇷🇺 whole heartedly 💪🏽 .
@_Sakartvelo_
7 ай бұрын
მხარს უჭერ ბავშვების მკვლელობას და გაუპატიურებას?
20 20 seconds clicked out you call your selfs jernolists
Lack of Knowledge Of Lift man
Well done doc, I am missing however one aspect: International leaders. Putin only got there because we had Merkel, Obama and so on.
The new Tsar? Lol. This is such a joke
No worse than America .
Did he have a human clones?? Think before answering.
He's worse then the Tsars Russia is no better then over a 100 years ago
@MozartOfComedy
Жыл бұрын
Not as bad as Stalin
you're warpped man..
you say dictator because they your opponent
@Mikaboba100
Жыл бұрын
well, no. We say dictator because he jails, murders and deports his opponents.
The u.s. and nato needs to stay out of Russia borders and that how you stop any future war
@joevignolor4u949
Жыл бұрын
So where exactly has the US and NATO crossed Russia's borders?
@Antagon666
Ай бұрын
@@joevignolor4u949 nowhere, Pootin is just paranoid. Nato has started expanding (in it's own territory) and defending itself just after Russia invaded Ukraine. However he twists it as Nato threatening Russia.
The most powerful leader on earth, Long Live Vladimir, Africa respect you
Not all world leaders have the balls to meet Vladimir Putin! Good luck for Anwar Ibrahim!
lazy doc using recycled footage
Mmmmm open comments 🤔 Now let me think what I would like to say 😝
Every liberal leader bows down to the u.s.
👍👍👍
Propoganda at its best right here!! 😂
Tell me how is it different what the u.s. does in other nations
No war anywhere
😅 я из России. Вы знаете как тут хорошо. А ваша пропаганда просто супер ))) жизнь на много легче. И все у нас хватает. Спасибо Путину ❤
Зачем нам такой мир если там не будет Россия?? Золотые слова. Слава России 🇷🇺 С любовью из шри ланки 🇱🇰
I am a Russian citizen🇷🇺Putin is a great lider for his people . God save our president🙏
I think he 100% sweet person .only met with and what is the problem it's minimise or helps are easy to him if minimisings possible these likes question for him . For me he sweet person when administrator is i am very strict one day's not sweetness if as administrator i am and start own logicall rules are. With solvings the situation all If not thinking logical doi gs logical solvings timely then a home problem carries by own self throu ignorance so all solutions has a certain time too but over it not solvings fastes too
How is he a dictator?
Only work say Russia mean not acc to compass Russia to your compass mean Peace and prosperity.
But Russia is still strong although rich are so many
🇯🇵🎌Japanese government said that Putin days are numbered.....
@rahmanhakim2151
Жыл бұрын
Miyabi
@ov7419
Жыл бұрын
Baba Vanga said that Putin will make Russia great again!
@dangomes4855
Жыл бұрын
@@ov7419 Again ? 🤔
Ohh they will surrender I assure you that.
Make home your safe haven they refuse help and it sad to see there concern clean up your breathing space listen and follow instruction 😮
That z stuff is basically the swastika
She made video of her Song Nothing ealse
Russia is the same with Philippines
Yess Putin’s bombs make massacres but Americans, French, British bombs all over the world they just healing people