For centuries the kremlin chimes have been counting the hours and minutes and marking changing times india is for those who dont know or maybe have forgotten i will remind you that the times india is change surprisingly regularly in 20th century russia. In 1917 the bolsheviks overthrew the czar and replaced him with a communist government for the following 70 years. Then in 1991 after Michelle Goldberg hoffs perestroika reforms the russian people overthrew the rents and voted Boris Yeltsin in as president in the countrys 1st democratic elections. However with freedom came the economic crisis and the 1st chechen war whilst yeltsin was anointed modern days are and then his health started to fail. This is how russia entered the new century and the new millennium. Being a documentary film director i recorded what was going on around me. This film is my personal witness testimony about the events of one single mum enters year. From the 31st of december 1999 to the 31st of december 2000. Have you opened your present yet but yet you say patiently tally. Your votes is this for me yes. The show goes. Well look at the moment im wrapping up present. The present so there come on who gets this one. This hawkeye its a lonely fart. He can now show your happiness how do you like the chocolates. Yummy i love them. You have no present have you no has no present. But the. Thing. With lyrics. Tally success for television. I got. Nothing to add you can turn around and. She goes you need a present for everyone but what about you. Look at you dear. You know its hilarious she. She. You know. Who will address the people at midnight puter. Stop it let me relax why are you stalking me mom stop it. The arm was. For. The car for. My. Money open the door its going to do a lot of freakish lust with your camera this is my chronicle dont know enough harassing us with your chronicle leave us alone were human beings too is the reason for our. Use for all of you vitale its enough its getting on my nerves i cannot. Believe you know what happened to his old yes but why you should see me. Im about to burst into tears i believe that the time has come. It would you like me to Say Something high flown in from that camera this i told you im shocked weve got the firm hand that the people are so fond of again. Those lets see how well tighten the screws its awful well look back on yeltsins time as a time of happiness will think it was like utopia dont you agree. Try to go on the so why you. Talk to me the current i think its a nightmare our utopias all of a sudden gone what will become of us that hasnt ever been a president like the new one. Is a grey mouse. Or. No you got it dancy track on new years eve. Who is this now who will address a segment nice simplification will. New generation is coming across the flats just fail me musim will be afraid of us and lose the radios but. Yeah i just felt. Very. Drowsy. But i. Have to get back to a pretty bad but just like a very yeah yeah yeah. Yeah. Yeah yeah. Oh. Yeah yeah. Right here. Money. Comes. From. That idea because you. See what all. The whole. Thing was he. Said but also business itself. Its just things that i see but isnt the way you. Closely match. Civil. Dates you get on with a couple of these if you do it for the most and you get the order. Yet only because it interests you. But english in a. Week you are stuffed. But i soon hear about it its a start. That a good to see. That you say you should. See what in the media was a listener and business columnist was. Hideously uses states for but a bazillion times. That i mean a putin took the Russian Federation over from Boris Yeltsin who stepped down voluntarily he took it over complete with its Constitution National flag and answered the basic symbols of the new and democratic russia that had replaced the old soviet symbols left in the past together with the soviet union seemingly for good. The shift in power on new years eve moreover during the transition to the new millennium was a really clever move. Following a long standing tradition the whole state drifted into a state of rampant revelry amazing capable of a sober analysis of what was actually happening. At the same time russians were supposed to get used to the idea of a new president during these very days i started shooting a p. R. Film that was supposed to be used in pollutants Election Campaign. Will do in this race will audiovox a little but it was your definition. Much of the footage was taken from my old film about putin the audience back then notice trivial details such as the watch on his right wrist rather than listening to what he was actually saying. But looking back over those shots today i notice that even as acting president putin was already clearly embodying traits that some worship and others demonize. Some of. Our main goal is to make people believe in everything we say and do that ours is a heartfelt position dictated only and soley by considerations of the National Interests its just that this is the key to success if people believe that thats the main thing. Did you get that the task is to convince the russian people that National Interests are more important than those of the individual. Meanwhile his electioneering was in full swing even though he wasnt publicly campaigning at all he was just all new present on all the t. V. Channels everybody reported to him on t. V. Governors army and security people work collectives rural labor as children and old folks and everybody was happy about him which partially reflected the actual state of affairs and his technologists skillfully modified his image from that of the firm hand to a glad hand. But. Just a critical as you can do the slopes you wouldnt but over the years. However the key element in his campaign was the importance of the army and the threat to russias security so putin naturally spent defender of the fatherland day in the hero city of volgograd talking to the veterans of the long past battle of style. Grat and then promptly on all the russian t. V. Channels turned the spotlight on to the heroes of the new victorious war in chechnya. Just loses an easy. Lead this is. 2 and a half months of nonexistent electioneering went according to plan putin managed to visit almost all the regions of the state and on the 8th of march International Womens day the acting president who was at the same time a candidate for the presidency made a rather symbolic trip to the womens capital of russia the city of weavers ivanova. And of course he was accompanied by teams from all the principal t. V. Channels. As far as i remember by the 8th of march 2018 days before the election the general mood in the country was that it was all a foregone conclusion by the end of the Election Campaign even the candidate himself didnt hesitate to admit it. Like t. V. Spots are you going to have you participate in any t. V. Debates if. It is my opinion that people involved in practical activities either in parliament or in the authorities have to prove their competence with practical deeds rather than t. V. Spots or any other advertising devices or means. The socalled t. V. Debate is one of the t. V. Campaign spots even more so thats advertising. You dont need to find out from the Election Campaign whether tampax or snickers are more important so i wont be doing it to you. That was true putin didnt sink to the level of campaign spots or t. V. Debates as far as i remember all the other candidates did take part in debates but may need to emphasize their closeness to putin himself. Its time to win this phrase turned into putins Campaign Slogan but i personally think as i assume the majority of russians did that the beginning of putins campaign really dated back to a time long before he was made acting president you can actually fix the day hour and even minute. On the 8th of september 19th 1900 11 59 pm a block of flats in a sleepy suburb of moscow was blown up with the explosive r. D. X. Killing many of its residents the same thing happened 5 days later and then a rash of explosions broke out all over the country. I very well remember how military patrols began to appear in the buildings and on the city streets the country was gripped by fear prompted by the intense Media Coverage the man in the street started to climb a louder and louder calling for a firm hand. And had been appointed as Prime Minister 22 days before the 1st explosion he was the 6th Prime Minister of yeltsins administration so his ratings were almost 0 irrespective of who was behind them the explosions appeared to benefit him and over the next 7 months his ratings grew to 50 percent. His famous quote will rub them out in the outhouse became a new symbol of the time. At the end of one working day putin accepted our offer to go to the site of the 1st block of flats that have been blown up in moscow. If you know you hear for the 1st time. Just to be clear neither then nor now did i actually believe putin was personally involved in the bombings of these blocks of flats. An attempt by f. S. B. Officers to plant similar sacks of the audio explosive in the basements of a block of flats. Came up by accident and led to some serious questions for the all forit is. Distributed. Do you believe that the end justifies the means. Yes can you. Because. I do not believe any sane person can ever choose to commit such an act. To blow up a building with people in it. Innocent people at night. You know its really its beyond me its unbelievable just on believe. Its in human cruelty. We must understand that we can only do this with force otherwise we wont we wont safeguard our state and protect our people use. Enough though margaret. Near. His regular feature is he when you. Knew. I knew. You were. Italian. Do you really think we have to vote yes. Even if nothing depends on us at least the lumpy version for the communists. To tell. Well for the lets go anyway. I think its important to us because its the 1st time weve been able to do it as registered voters if all that weve got nothing here. Ok lets go but im. Pleased. To get it hes going to give us a little bit more. Likely. To continue to. Live. If you are into belief no not at all. If. People would believe. That you know we must leave. Her out if you. Will. But it wouldnt. Look good you know just feel free to give. Up power if we were really compare your words are gods gift to her if she knew your future. If. You could use for. The future. If. If. You come up to the computer explicitly. To. Find. Out what you would like to know what the fuck but what it will sell to. Let. Anybody know but the book is machine easy let me tell you getting it with you here you see is going on right. Now for me but also i think that this if. You. Wish to go back to. The press left a polling station with buton just one french journalist stayed behind to interview the former president of the u s s r michel go put you off you came to cost his ballot with his daughter and granddaughter. Who you will vote for do you think if you could go to school. Lets wait and see who are you voting to. Go but you didnt thompson. There was. Going. To be but having cost his votes he couldnt resist having a drink with his former colleagues. We have never take anyones place you. You. But yes. I just wanted to say that im proud that i was the 1st to speak at the congress i said the president of the u. S. S. R. Should be elected immediately and it should be only one candidate we all remember. You know why do they try to persuade me they should or should agree to do is 3 years. Of it you could have agreed to become the president for 15 years. Then this post should have been introduced to to still be general secretary for living is low for you would you consider. What. Would you. Just like napoleon at 1st elected 1st console for 4 years and for life. A little fish in peril of the following. Meanwhile Boris Yeltsin was surrounded by his family and waiting for the fast Election Results. Lets put it that. You can use these me my daily routine will certainly change. Has already. The constant pressure. All of russia on your shoulders every hour every day. Problems or pressing something has happened here or there decisions have to be taken thousands of papers signed daily thousands thousands. Its a constant pile. And its a hell of a job. I just thought you know its not pressing anymore. Theres just a routine work left. You know the burden is on a bloody mary bloody meter overage protein its is do they know. Why i gave him a 6 month head start on purpose. So that after being elected. He could make use of the experience he had gained as acting president was a good piece. You know the words as head of the russian government. That was the importance of the decision i took on december 31st 1909. To be sure there are still reproaching youre talking about a protege or something but yeah when you acted so decently addressing the people and telling them he watched him so they could evaluate his work. It was all done so democratically and honestly i was a means to you but you would surely through it you know his ratings rose from true to 50 percent. You know it. Was all due to his work. He did not have any special Campaign Advertising or t. V. Spots and you know. He visits the region and then deals with the problems. He goes to ivanova sorts out problems in the textile industry. He goes there caused by some sorts out the miners problems. Rose to come child care our psychology and deals with the problems in the far east. Was it easy to take your 31st of december decision. Now it was hard. Strange as it may seem after that i felt better. Things i said to my 4. Explained my ministers president ial staff. And then to bloody mary volodymyr overture myself i explained to him 4 times. We had meetings. Revanche really he got the message that the idea was to transfer power to him. As acting president of russia. Did you have to persuade him. He didnt agree immediately. First we just got acquainted. My little man yeah come here. One much of the time and your cheeks are just like nothing else. Here have to vote for buying out go grabow you voted for. Larry said it aloud. The room will go the full a horrible car. But. Not how is he saying to britain he pronounces it so funny funny how do you call person who. He says really remember that email bitch with a translator. Why. Do they want some candy. To go this is. Like yeah they want you to this is a little. Baby this is this your love this. Is it. To take all of us a little. Look at us. And do all. These interesting. Though i dont remember any mention of putins Campaign Office in the press it had the biggest headquarters and all the senior state officials were involved. Because lets see whats happening in moscow. Moscow 46. 71 percent no change. Will see to morrow. St petersburg is fine but usually it was and how many votes has a critic us defense keep 18. 54 percent legion for those who are tissue thats an outrage. The Campaign Office was run by Dimitri Medvedev who tins former subordinate from his time in some petersburg who was little known at the time you. Should see. The force if you look at the bigger issue though it was still a. New. Idea. Oh damn it talk to me a little busted. And theres not another to smuggle. A little worth the risk of you people. Are going to far east all the reindeers have voted there. In fact the Campaign Managers were experienced political operators who could take advantage of the administrative resources provided by former and future federal ministers heads of the president ial staff and media and sociological service bosses. Whats the public opinion. That sasha whats the forecast 61 percent who are known for serving dear oh dear are you. Going to tell you. So what your data sucks. This is anatoly to. Cochairman of the union of right forces the center right democrats were in fact the only nongovernmental Parliamentary Party to support putin in the election. Itself the other has nothing to what is going to win it is that it would say it just didnt start it for this european level that. Was the king of all soviet russia i mean both are in force. For a visit and both both are going. To do that stupid. Yeltsin hadnt expected to see gorbachev it was probably the 1st time since 1991. Yeltsin had practically overthrown the president of the u. S. S. R. And knew perfectly well what happens to alstad leaders in russia as long as yeltsin was president x. President gorbachev simply disappeared even from t. V. Screens maybe thats why yeltsin himself a thought so hard about his successor in advance. Im sick or a long list of. My none the Election Results are coming up. Just a bunch announce it now they might wait until 9. The Election Results are coming up. Or. You. Are going. To. 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Im not familiar with his model yet. Its curious that valentino was the 1st person yeltsin called after putins victory. Oh. Sure. Congratulations. Thats great. Thanks you know you want. As far as one can understand yeltsin was thanking his former chief of staff for something. Thats it mom and dad finally free the main thing is in the 1st round. Why dont you call that you may have like a mirror which. Lead you would be richer but when you. Put on your labrador. Hes still going to be here good evening. Congratulations on the 1st results of the elections. Id like to talk to let him in a bloody minute overage putin. Right now ill hang up. Everything of the grace. Of. God will come back. To. Europe. What unites. What divides. The money a. Trojan horse. What binds the continent together. Answers and stories of Climate Change the. Spotlight on people. 30 minutes on t w. Consumers around the world are in a shopping frenzy. Online sales are booming in the run up to christmas. 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