Who is Mr Putin?

As Russia's second president, Vladimir Putin, steps down after eight years in power, RT takes a look at his legacy.

‘Who is Mr. Putin?’ The question popped up when Boris Yeltsin introduced him as the new Prime-Minister in August 1999. It quickly became an aphorism, but eight years later that question is still in the air.

At his last news-conference Putin was asked to answer it himself

“I think I have already answered that question, not by words but by my deeds in the past eight years,” he said.

So what did he do? And how will his presidency be remembered by Russians?

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