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Russia's summer of discontent
FromFT News in Focus
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets this summer to express their disaffection with a government that has failed to deliver economic growth or improve living standards for much of the past five years. Adrienne Klasa discusses this new mood of rebellion and how Russian president Vladimir Putin has responded with Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, and Russian sociologist Greg Yudin.Contributors: Adrienne Klasa, creative producer, world news, Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, and Greg Yudin, Professor of Political Philosophy at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. Producer: Fiona Symon For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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