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“I was really looking forward to learning more about the polarising figure that runs the worlds biggest country. His unsuspecting rise from poverty to one of the worlds most powerful men.
It started out well in the first episode, setting the stage. Explaining the environment his parents lived in and what Vladimir was born into.
But progressively it becomes a propaganda piece that paints him as a thug and a cartoon villain.
The subject matter is rich and the start so promising. It’s unfortunate that the it’s presented from such a western point of view.
I would not be surprised however, as the intelligentsia always portray populist leaders in the same light.
It would not do the so called elites any good for the population to believe they could be lead by one of their own.
Just look at what the USA “elites” have done to Trump. The same country the presenter is from.
Putin is a product of his environment, one of the few things this series gets right. To understand him and the Russians, you have to place yourself in their shoes. Understand their culture, their historic difficulties. Different cultures think differently and therefore act different.
The last episode is just full of inaccuracies, bad analysis, and downright lies.
It’s Jan 2024. We will see in a few years how this all plays out. But I’m fairly confident that it won’t be with Putin taking the whole of Ukraine and then invading Europe. That makes not sense. Especially from a man that wanted to join Europe and NATO, and was rebuffed.
It’s a pity. I expected more.”
vgftdsrryuvj via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/02/24
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“Please finish the show!”
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United States of America ·
01/18/24
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“Well done”
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United States of America ·
10/11/23
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