Russian President Putin Reveals He Moonlighted As A Taxi Driver To Make Ends Meet After The Collapse Of The Soviet Union

The revelations from Russian president Vladimir Putin were made in an upcoming documentary. Photograph: AFP  

Daily Mail: Vladimir Putin reveals he moonlighted as a taxi driver to make ends meet following the collapse of the Soviet Union 

* Collapse of the USSR sparked economic hardship forcing many to find new work 

* Taxis were scarce in Russia at the time, so many took to driving to earn a living 

* It is well known that Putin considers the Soviet collapse as a national tragedy 

* But this is the first time he's spoken of his own troubles, and of driving a taxi 

* His remarks could fuel further speculation about his intention towards Ukraine 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed he moonlighted as a taxi driver to make ends meet following the collapse of the Soviet Union. 

The collapse triggered economic hardship across the country, forcing many Russians to seek new and alternative ways to earn a living. 

Speaking about the breakup of the state in 1991 in a documentary that aired on Sunday, Putin described it as the collapse of historical Russia.  

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WNU Editor: My head still hurts when I think of those times. We all had to do anything and everything to survive. Driving a "taxi" was something that anyone who had a car was doing at the time. 

Two of my cousins in St. Petersburg took turns driving the family car as a taxi. My aunt took a job to clean these "taxis". Her worse experience was being told to clean the trunk of a "taxi" that was filled with blood. 

Sighhh .... those were crazy times. 

Russian President Putin Reveals He Moonlighted As A Taxi Driver To Make Ends Meet After The Collapse Of The Soviet Union  

Vladimir Putin: I moonlighted as a taxi driver in the 1990s -- BBC 

Russia's Putin laments Soviet collapse, says he moonlighted as taxi driver to earn money -- CNBC/Reuters  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin reveals he had to moonlight as a taxi driver after the collapse of the Soviet Union -- SKY News  

Vladimir Putin says he drove a taxi after fall of Soviet Union -- DW  

Vladimir Putin says he resorted to driving a taxi after fall of Soviet Union -- The Guardian  

Hail Vladimir? Putin says he drove a taxi to make ends meet after Soviet Union's collapse -- AFP  

Russia’s Vladimir Putin reveals he moonlighted as a taxi driver after Soviet Union collapse -- CNBC  

Putin rues Soviet collapse, says he moonlit as a taxi driver to survive economic crisis -- CNN  

Putin recalls time he worked as taxi driver in film about fall of Soviet Union -- FOX News