About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin
The West's obsession with Vladimir Putin's KGB past often misses the biographical detail that can be captured by a single word: dvor. The word means courtyard in Russian, but to a Russian speaker, it is evocative of a whole universe. It was the space where Putin, like so many Soviet kids of his generation, grew up and learned an unforgiving, often brutal social code. Puck journalist Julia Ioffe introduces Westerners to that universe and explains why it’s critical to understanding the Russian president and what he might do next in the war against Ukraine.
Season 1
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Outstanding podcast!
Mar 8
Incredible insights and superb production, explained in an easy way to follow but still providing lots of detail. Congrats!
Extremely Insightful!
Feb 12
What a fascinating journey to better understanding the Russian perspective. I am thrilled I happened upon this helpful podcast, and have already shared it with several friends.
I hope there is more in the works.
Feb 8
Really interesting
Excellent
Feb 6
I’m not necessarily deeply into history, World War II, or even Russia but this podcast was riveting for me regardless. I listened to the first round of episodes and then started it over immediately, which I have never done with a podcast. Incredible work, very educational, thank you to the team that created this.
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