1 - The Rise of Putin
How Putin was shaped on the hard-scrabble streets of Leningrad.
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How Vladimir Putin has used his experience as a spy to create and lead modern Russia: arrogance, anger and betrayal; military interventions, cyber-attacks and political assassinations.
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2 - Enemies and Traitors
How Vladimir Putin arrives in the Kremlin as a vulnerable and unknown president, whom the Russian oligarchs hope to control.
3 - Putin Forever
How Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in 2012 after a four-year absence is greeted by furious protests.