Bhuminan (Toya) Chotichaicharin

Russian President Vladimir Putin survived an assassination attempt on the 15th of September, 2022. This event came approximately a week after a group of politicians in Russia demanded Putin’s resignation from the presidency, due to the military’s loss in Ukraine. The attempted assassination occurred when Putin was traveling in his limousine and the front left wheel was hit with a loud ‘bang’. Putin was unharmed and a number of arrests have been made. Taking all of this into account, it got me thinking: How was the whole concept of assassination brought into the world? And more importantly, Who is the culprit for creating a culture of fear that one may perish from the purposeful actions of others? Let us dive into the different methods of assassination throughout history.