Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented the fall of the Soviet Union and said he worked an extra job as a taxi driver after its collapse to make ends meet.
In a documentary aired Sunday by state media channel Russia 1, Putin described the USSR's demise in 1991 as a "tragedy" for Russian citizens and the end of "historical Russia." Excerpts of the documentary, titled "Russia. Recent History," were published on the YouTube channel of state-owned outlet Russia 24, the Business Insiders said.
Putin, who worked his way up the political ladder after his career in the KGB intelligence services, has regularly voiced his regret of the fall of the USSR. He once said in 2018 that if he could reverse anything in Russia's history, it would be the Union's collapse.
