How Putin and his ex-KGB pals took over Russia's economy. - Sep. 9, 2008 - 1 views
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$1.3 trillion econom
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found gathered at a lakeshore deep in the forest, trying to relax amid the upheaval of the new Russia.
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Vladimir Putin, then head of external relations for the St. Petersburg mayor, was a member of the group.
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While Putin, 55, stepped into the No. 2 role of Prime Minister, no one doubts that he has extended his regime.
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Among the top Russian bureaucrats and business leaders, more than one-quarter have their roots in the so-called power ministries of the government, of which the old KGB