Putin: A Russian Spy Story is a decent documentary on Vladimir Putin's political life from about 1995 to 2018.
Two hours of watching this three episode documentary gives the viewer a chance to follow Putin's reasonably well documented rise to power and what he does with that power. A clear UK focus shines through as events affecting UK get more attention than objectively deserved. This also leads to a few Russian opposition figures getting more coverage than natural in a documentary on Putin.
There are many interviews with friends and foes of Putin. A fair amount of old pictures and interviews of Putin himself have been dug up. There is also a tiny bit of analysis from independent Russia experts
The documentary is still not dated as of 2021. Despite the odd flaw it gives the insight into Vladimir Putin and his political ideas and abilities needed for the common person somewhat into poliitcs. Putin: A Russian Spy Story is an OK way to spend two hours if you are interested in modern Russia and don't know the details about Vladimir Putin.
Two hours of watching this three episode documentary gives the viewer a chance to follow Putin's reasonably well documented rise to power and what he does with that power. A clear UK focus shines through as events affecting UK get more attention than objectively deserved. This also leads to a few Russian opposition figures getting more coverage than natural in a documentary on Putin.
There are many interviews with friends and foes of Putin. A fair amount of old pictures and interviews of Putin himself have been dug up. There is also a tiny bit of analysis from independent Russia experts
The documentary is still not dated as of 2021. Despite the odd flaw it gives the insight into Vladimir Putin and his political ideas and abilities needed for the common person somewhat into poliitcs. Putin: A Russian Spy Story is an OK way to spend two hours if you are interested in modern Russia and don't know the details about Vladimir Putin.