The BEST episodes of Putin: A Russian Spy Story season 1
Every episode of Putin: A Russian Spy Story season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Putin: A Russian Spy Story season 1!
Putin: A Russian Spy Story tracks and dissects the conflict between Putin and his many enemies, hearing the stories of those who have opposed him.
#1 - The Rise of Putin
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/2020
Moving back and forward in time with the energy of a spy thriller, we see how the Putin we know today was shaped on the hard-scrabble streets of Leningrad (now St Petersburg). The film tracks how he escapes poverty by joining the KGB, how he models himself on the Russian James Bond, his reinvention as a political fixer in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and how he gets into position to take over from the ailing President Yeltsin.
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#2 - Putin Forever
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/6/2020
The final instalment opens in Salisbury with the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. The story tracks back in time to see how Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in 2012 after a 4-year absence is greeted by furious protests. His attempts to restore his ratings while coping with divorce and the loss of his youth are thrown off-course by accusations of corruption and American sanctions. He encourages a wave of populists, notably Donald Trump, but will he ever be able to leave power?
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#3 - Enemies and Traitors
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2020
The second instalment of this spy thriller shows how Vladimir Putin arrives in the Kremlin as a vulnerable and unknown president, whom the Russian oligarchs hope to control, and how he asserts his hold on power and ultimately surrounds himself with his KGB peers.
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