How Vladimir Putin Took Power (and Never Let Go)

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Many people know Vladimir Putin as Russia's leader, but not everyone knows how he became so powerful. We must look at Vladimir Putin's journey to truly understand Russia today. This story shows how one person can change an entire country. No one knows what Putin plans next, but he has said clearly that he has no plans to step down or choose someone new. As long as he remains popular in Russia, he will likely stay in power, shaping Russia’s future. Vladimir Putin's rise shows how one person’s decisions can impact millions. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://tilln.com/support Episode link: https://tilln.com/putin Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Watch Remote Viewing: https://youtu.be/-R_1s_iLxEI?si=QSnLN1Tpdis_PPFp Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Hey, welcome to things on then last night.
0:31.6	A quick listener note for this episode. This is one that we recorded three years ago, and it was supposed to release on March 1st of 2022.
0:40.1	And then a couple days before release, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. And so we thought that was in poor taste to release an episode about Putin in the middle of this.
0:51.9	Yeah, especially like in the height of the of that. Yes.
0:56.3	And especially considering this is a comedy podcast and we joke around.
0:59.8	There's a lot of bits and jokes in the episode.
1:01.9	Yeah.
1:02.3	And we didn't feel like it was appropriate.
1:04.7	Appropriate at that time.
1:05.6	Yeah. But now it's been a while and it does seem like a lot of people maybe don't know the history or how
1:11.5	he came to become the dictator of Russia. And so we think that might be an important thing because
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