Corruption, war and chaos — Putin and the descent of Russia

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of Russia under Vladimir Putin with insights from author Marc Bennetts.

Under the boot of dictator Vladimir Putin, Russia has declined into a second-rate nation with nukes and a bleak future according to Marc Bennetts, author of "The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin."

People in this episode

Host: David Martin Davies

Guest: Marc Bennetts

Topics covered

• corruption
• war
• politics
• Russia
• Putin
• chaos

Keywords

• Putin
• Russia
• corruption
• Marc Bennetts
• nuclear
• political decline
• chaos

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin

Places: Russia

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