About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of Russia's middle class and the political tensions under Vladimir Putin's leadership.

A decade ago Russia's middle class was larger and richer than it had ever been. “Russians are OK” was the title of a popular YouTube channel. But Vladimir Putin’s return to power sparked unprecedented protests as two very different visions of Russia vied for dominance.  New episodes will be released weekly on Saturdays. For full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to The Economist at economist.com/moscowoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: The Economist

Topics covered

• Russian middle class
• Vladimir Putin
• protests
• YouTube
• visions of Russia

Keywords

• Russia
• middle class
• Vladimir Putin
• protests
• YouTube channel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Books & works: Russians are OK

Places: Russia

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