
The story of Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary rise to power – from a lowly KGB colonel to Boris Yeltsin’s right-hand man and ultimately his successor as Russian President. How did a poor boy from a tiny flat in St Petersburg become one of the world’s most powerful leaders? Admired by Trump and feared by his rivals, on the eve of his almost certain re-election as president of Russia.There are revelations from Putin’s inner circle at the Kremlin, including former confidante Sergei Pugachev, who helped Putin to power before falling from favour…

























