Air Date
March 23, 2020
Episodes
3 episodes
Putin: A Russian Spy Story
Season 1
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.
Episodes
1. The Rise of Putin
March 23, 2020
46 min
How Putin was shaped on the hard-scrabble streets of Leningrad.
2. Enemies and Traitors
March 30, 2020
46 min
How Vladimir Putin arrives in the Kremlin as a vulnerable and unknown president, whom the Russian oligarchs hope to control.
3. Putin Forever
April 6, 2020
46 min
How Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in 2012 after a four-year absence is greeted by furious protests.
