Putin: A Russian Spy Story

Miniseries

2020 · 3 episodes · 2h 18m in all

How Vladimir Putin has used his experience as a spy to create and lead modern Russia: arrogance, anger and betrayal; military interventions, cyber-attacks and political assassinations.

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Rise of Putin

   23 Mar 2020 · 46 min

   How Putin was shaped on the hard-scrabble streets of Leningrad.

2. 

   2. Enemies and Traitors

   30 Mar 2020 · 46 min

   How Vladimir Putin arrives in the Kremlin as a vulnerable and unknown president, whom the Russian oligarchs hope to control.

3. 

   3. Putin Forever

   6 Apr 2020 · 46 min

   How Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in 2012 after a four-year absence is greeted by furious protests.