On May 8, 2004, Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russian President for the second time. On September 1, terrorists take more than 1,100 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, North Ossetia.
In October, Putin makes a not entirely correct parade on Khreschtschatyk, the central boulevard in Kiev. The defeat of his Russian attempt to influence the 'Orange Revolution' changes Putin's entire political agenda, says Christian Neef in the third episode of the special podcast series "Putin's Rise"