Russian leader Vladimir Putin admitted the catastrophic impact of the fall of the Soviet Union on him and countless others, saying he started working a taxi to offset the harsh conditions, adding that the topic was uncomfortable to open up about.
According to a report in Deutsche Welle, Putin drove a cab to jack up his earnings after the implosion of the USSR.
He also stated that on a few occasions he had to supplement his existing income by working as a private driver.
Putin described the destruction of the Soviet Union as the termination of ‘historical Russia’.
He has mourned its implosion on prior occasions, stating that it continues to be a catastrophe for the majority of Russians.
The fall of the USSR arrived with serious economic decline which forced countless into deprivation, as the successor state to the USSR transitioned from communism to capitalism.
Having sincerely served the USSR, Putin was disappointed when it collapsed, previously calling the destruction as the biggest international tragedy of the last century.
His remarks arrive as opponents alleged that he wanted to restore the USSR by attacking Ukraine. Moscow has to date rejected the thought as scare tactics by the West, and that the Kremlin would only invade its neighbor if instigated by Kiev or another nation.
