Why did Putin's KGB experience lay the foundation for being president?

654381October 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin worked in the Russian intelligence department and has been receiving much attention. Recently, in an interview, Putin rarely talked about how this experience helped him become a president of a country. Putin also said that his behavior has not changed since he became president of Russia.

According to US and Russian media reports, at the beginning of the new year, Putin participated in the activities of Russian Channel 1 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its TV news program Time. Putin communicated with the staff and tasted champagne together, and was also interviewed on topics such as his private life.

When asked if he adjusted his behavior after becoming president, Putin replied: "This may sound strange, but nothing has changed." The current president said, "Now I am in the spotlight, but in the old days, I tried to act as if I had been watched." This is strange, but the effect is remarkable, perhaps influenced by my previous work. "

Obviously, Putin is talking about his own experience as a KGB. 1975 After graduating from the law department of Leningrad University, Putin was assigned to work in the National Security Council (KGB) and began his KGB career. After training at the KGB Academy in Moscow, Putin went to the First General Administration (General Administration of Foreign Intelligence) to engage in espionage. After that, he was sent to East Germany as an agent. 1990, then Soviet President Gorbachev reached an agreement with the Federal Chancellor of Germany to withdraw Soviet troops from the GDR. This year, Putin voluntarily transferred to the reserve and returned to Leningrad, ending his spy career. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

In this interview, Putin also said that the appearance of Tu-144 Soviet supersonic civil aircraft was one of the most memorable news events in half a century. He said: "At that time and for some time afterwards, I thought it was like some kind of science fiction, which was hard to imagine."

According to earlier reports, just in July 20 17, Putin also revealed some situations during his tenure as KGB. When he visited Sirius Education Center in Sochi, he revealed in his conversation with students that he used the pseudonym "Platov" when he worked in the intelligence department many years ago.

Putin said: "As we all know, I just started working in the foreign intelligence department, and sometimes it is necessary for me to use an alias. When I was in an information science school, my pen name was Platov. At that time, all students had their own aliases, because this profession is like this and needs a certain degree of confidentiality. " He also said: "But it is ridiculous to use an alias now. I won't give myself a nickname, I will use my own name. In fact, this is normal for everyone. Why are you hiding under a pseudonym? "