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The Puppet Master

The story of the most powerful man you’ve never heard of.

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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Enemies
A fight for survival and a message for the West
11 May 2019,17 mins
Unravelling
Loyalties are tested as street power grows
04 May 2019,17 mins
Impresario
All the world – or, at least, all of Russia – is a stage for Vladislav Surkov
27 Apr 2019,17 mins
Ascension
Vladislav Surkov's rise from small-town Russia to the heights of power in the Kremlin
20 Apr 2019,17 mins
Snipers
The story Vladislav Surkov one of Russia's most powerful men you've never heard of
13 Apr 2019,17 mins