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Intelligence Squared · 2025-12-14 · 32 min · 4,624 words

Putin, The Soviet Union and The Rise of Russian Imperialism, with Mikhail Zygar (Part One)

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Start din gratis prøveperiode på Shopify.com. Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mir Serenti. Today's episode is part one of our recent live event with the exiled Russian journalist Michal Ziegar. Ziegar joined us at the Kiln Theatre in London to discuss the fall of the Soviet Union and why that period can help explain the failure of democracy today in Russia.

A renowned Russian dissident journalist, Sigar fled into exile after publicly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. His new book, The Dark Side of the Earth, draws on hundreds of interviews, from Mikhail Gorbachev to ordinary citizens, and builds a vivid account of the collapse of the USSR and its legacy today. Now let's join our host, Chief International Correspondent for CNN, Clarissa Ward, with more. Thank you. Thank you so much, everybody, for joining us this evening.

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