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About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin
About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin
Audacy Studios | Puck

The West's obsession with Vladimir Putin's KGB past often misses the biographical detail that can be captured by a single word: dvor.... more

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Chapter 5: All the World’s a Dvor

To predict what Vladimir Putin might do next in Ukraine, it’s helpful to remember his first and foremost education —... more

25 Oct 2023 · 45 minutes
Chapter 4: The Big Brother

Organized crime and violence reign supreme in post-Soviet Russia. In this world, the rules of the dvor prove invaluable —... more

18 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes
Chapter 3: The Punk

Putin grows up as a small, scrawny kid in a poor neighborhood with few ways up. Enter judo and the... more

11 Oct 2023 · 33 minutes
Chapter 2: The Rat

Soviet baby boomers are born into a country ravaged by war. Given that parents are largely absent — either dead,... more

04 Oct 2023 · 26 minutes
Chapter 1: The Ghosts

The Soviet Union suffers unthinkable horrors during World War II. Leningrad, the city into which Vladimir Putin is born, loses... more

04 Oct 2023 · 30 minutes
About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB spy or judo master.... more

02 Oct 2023 · 3 minutes
About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin
Chapter 5: All the World’s a Dvor
About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin