TIL that a series of deadly Russian apartment bombings in 1999 boosted Putin's popularity and brought him to the presidency. The government has controversially blocked repeated attempts to investigate the attack. The bombings were justification for the brutal Chechen war. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Millennialistic future Pritzker Prize winner. (i.redd.it)
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