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After 1991, a lot of illegitimate fortunes built up, controlling important parts of different industries but also weapons, including nuclear ones.
Even with the govt power and the brutal nature of the regime, they had hard times to make the oligarchs yield to his wishes.
History will certainly say that somewhat Putin was a necessity before the country’s dislocation threat.
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After 1991, a lot of illegitimate fortunes built up, controlling important parts of different industries but also weapons, including nuclear ones.
Even with the govt power and the brutal nature of the regime, they had hard times to make the oligarchs yield to his wishes.
History will certainly say that somewhat Putin was a necessity before the country’s dislocation threat.