Russian President Putin said he worked as a taxi driver after the fall of the Soviet Union to make ends meet.
The demise of the USSR in 1991 was described in a documentary by Putin as a "tragedy" for Russian citizens. The documentary is titled "Russia." Recent History was published on the Russia 24 channel.
Putin said he had to earn extra money. Private drivers can earn extra money by car. It's not pleasant to talk about, but unfortunately, that was the case.
In the late 1990s, Putin was considering working as a private driver, but his comments on Sunday were his first public acknowledgement of that.
After the break-up of the USSR, taxis were rare, and some people would give rides to strangers for extra income.
Putin, who was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 He once said that if he could reverse anything in Russia's history, it would be the collapse of the Union.
Concerns about a Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border have prompted his musings about the former USSR.
The New York Times said that Russia has gathered 100,000 troops just outside of Ukraine, stoking fears that Putin will launch a full-scale invasion that Ukrainian officials said they wouldn't be able to resist.
