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Putin: A Russian Spy Story

In the beginninghe'd managed to rule by saying, "I'm not what came before.I'm a new,...

In the beginning
he'd managed to rule by saying, "I'm not what came before.
I'm a new, healthy Russia." And then he felt like
he needed something new

Full Transcript

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In the beginning he'd managed to rule by saying,
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"I'm not what came before. I'm a new, healthy Russia."
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And then he felt like he needed something new.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:23
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography

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Movie Summary

A definitive account of Putin's power and how it changed the modern world.
S01 • E01 I didn't understand what... what that meant - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:14
I didn't understand what... what that meant
S01 • E02 What should've happened was that all people would own a lot of stuff - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:07
What should've happened was that all people would own a...
S01 • E02 But instead, a small group of oligarchs - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:08
But instead, a small group of oligarchs
S01 • E03 So starting in, like, early 2013, I guess, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:12
So starting in, like, early 2013, I guess,
S01 • E01 There were no real rules, there were no real laws. - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:04
There were no real rules, there were no real laws.
S01 • E02 And it had a dramatic effect, a particularly dramatic effect, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:07
And it had a dramatic effect, a particularly dramatic effect...
S01 • E01 Of course, people bribed in order to get certain privileges. - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:05
Of course, people bribed in order to get certain privileges.
S01 • E01 I was told by people who were close to Sobchak, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:17
I was told by people who were close to Sobchak,
S01 • E02 Normally, if you're president of the country, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:08
Normally, if you're president of the country,
S01 • E03 A year later you had the anti-gay propaganda laws. - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:07
A year later you had the anti-gay propaganda laws.
S01 • E02 But when Putin showed up, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:11
But when Putin showed up,
S01 • E03 You started to see vigilante justice all around the country - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:15
You started to see vigilante justice all around the country
S01 • E02 And so his big thing was, "We can't let the oligarchs own the country." - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:06
And so his big thing was, "We can't let the oligar...
S01 • E01 Sobchak needs someone who is, sort of the interface - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:16
Sobchak needs someone who is, sort of the interface
S01 • E02 He believes that judo taught him a lot, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:10
He believes that judo taught him a lot,
S01 • E02 Judo is all about - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:06
Judo is all about
S01 • E01 For a simpler term, I would call Putin a fixer in the day. - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:05
For a simpler term, I would call Putin a fixer in the day.
S01 • E01 You know, if there were pictures being taken - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:11
You know, if there were pictures being taken
S01 • E01 Sobchak trusted him, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:05
Sobchak trusted him,
S01 • E02 When Putin came to power, - Putin: A Russian Spy Story 00:11
When Putin came to power,