Episodes

1. The Rise of Putin

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

2. Enemies and Traitors

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

3. Putin Forever

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

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Mikhail Fishman

Mark Galeotti

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Bridget Kendall

Arkady Ostrovsky

Gleb Pavlovsky

Vladimir Putin