MOSCOW – World’s most powerful man Russian President Vladimir Putin hadonce decided to become a taxi driver in Russia.He said he was just about ready to become a taxi driver before movingto Moscow in 1996.

The documentary, in which the politician made his confession, appearedon the Vkontakte social network on Thursday, March 15, Sputnik hasreported.

Putin, who at that time was working in the team of then St. PetersburgMayor Anatoly Sobchak, revealed that he decided to leave his home cityafter Sobchak suffered defeat in the gubernatorial election.

“What could I do? There was actually no place where I could work. To behonest, I was even thinking about working as a taxi driver. No kidding,seriously. Well, what was I supposed to do?” Putin said.

The politician then added that he was offered a position in the legaldepartment at the President’s Office. At that time, the Russian Presidentwas Boris Yeltsin.

“Of course, I agreed and came [to Moscow],” the politician said,but confessed that St. Petersburg will forever remain his home city. “Ididn’t want to move anywhere, but it just happened,” he added.

In early February, while inspecting new machinery at the Rostselmashcombine plant in Rostov-on-Don, Russian President Vladimir Putin made ajoke saying that he might work as a combine operator after the endof his presidency.