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Russia: Measuring Putin's provincial popularity

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How deep does President Putin's popularity really go, especially in poorer parts of the country now struggling economically? In the last of three reports for us from Russia, Bridget Kendall has been into the countryside, to a provincial town four hours' drive south of Moscow, to test the mood.

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