Two views on Russia and its political plans
Do we hear enough of the Russian public’s perspective on current events? We look at two recent documentaries that try to address that and we hear listeners’ views.
Do we hear enough of the Russian public’s perspective on current events? We look at two BBC World Service documentaries that try to address that.
Two Years of War: voices from Russia, looked at perception of the invasion of Ukraine, whilst The Global Jigsaw explored the country’s media narrative on the upcoming presidential elections.
We hear listeners’ comments and are joined by the presenters of both programmes, Krassi Twigg and Oleg Boldyrev.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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