Putin: A Russian Spy Story

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Witness Putin's dizzying ascent to power in this striking documentary

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Series 1

Episode 1

A portrait of a politician who modelled himself on the Russian James Bond and whose presidency reads like a spy thriller.

Episode 2

This second instalment finds Putin arriving in the Kremlin as an unknown president whom the Russian oligarchs hope to control, and charts how he gained a powerful stronghold over all affairs of state.

Episode 3

Putin returns to power under a storm after a four-year absence, but his attempts to improve his popularity are hobbled by accusations of corruption.