How Vladimir Putin Transformed Russia

From the Second Chechen War to the invasion of Ukraine, this documentary traces Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and the evolution of Russia’s military and geopolitical ambitions. The documentary looks back at the wars in Chechnya, the conflict in Georgia, the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia’s military intervention in Syria alongside Bashar al-Assad, and the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It also explores Vladimir Putin’s rise to power in the late 1990s, his relationship with Ramzan Kadyrov, the legacy of the Soviet Union, and his vision of a Russia restored as a major global power. A documentary about Vladimir Putin, modern Russia, military conflicts, geopolitics, and the transformation of Russian power over the past decades. Director : Igor Sahiri & Marc de la Villardière