[thoughtomator]

Do you ever get embarrassed at your inability to gain command of basic facts - such as Putin not being the leader of Russia during either recent war in Chechnya - or are you paid well enough to not let that bother you?

[AdmSmith]

your inability to gain command of basic facts - such as Putin not being the leader of Russia during either recent war in Chechnya

I suggest that you check the time-line for the positions held by Mr. Putin and the wars in Chechnya.

In case that you do not trust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin you may try the Russian version https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 or perhaps read the info here http://putin.kremlin.ru/bio

I will be happy to provide you with more links, even in Russian if you prefer that.