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Czar Putin

TV Episode | News

Christiane Amanpour examines modern-day Russia, which critics say has devolved from democracy to autocratic rule under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin.

Editors

Rod Herbert | Lisa Jell

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Updated Nov 30, 2007

Release date

Nov 30, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Christiane Amanpour Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Vladimir Putin Self - Russian President (archive footage) Self - Russian President (archive footage) See fewer	The Putin Interviews (2017)
Konstantin Kosachev Self - United Russia Self - United Russia See fewer	Miroporyadok-2018 (2018)
Masha Gaidar Self - Union of Right Forces Self - Union of Right Forces See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Andrei Lugovoi Self - Parliamentary Candidate Self - Parliamentary Candidate See fewer	Poisoned by Polonium: The Litvinenko File (2007)
Karinna Moskalenko Self - Human Rights Lawyer Self - Human Rights Lawyer See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Anna Politkovskaya Self - Russian Journalist (archive footage) Self - Russian Journalist (archive footage) See fewer	Coca: The Dove from Chechnya (2005)
Elena Morozova Self - Anna Politkovskaya's Friend Self - Anna Politkovskaya's Friend See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Alexei Simonov Self - Glastnost Defense Foundation Self - Glastnost Defense Foundation See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Yuliya Latynina Self - Ekho Moskvy (as Yulia Latynina) Self - Ekho Moskvy (as Yulia Latynina) See fewer	Promzona (2007)
Garry Kasparov Self - Other Russia Self - Other Russia See fewer	The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Maxim Mishchenko Self - Young Russia Self - Young Russia See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Yevgeny Kiselyov Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Noveyshaya istoriya (1999)
Evelina Khromchenko Self - Fashion Magazine Editor Self - Fashion Magazine Editor See fewer	Fabrika zvezd: Vozvrashchenie (2011)
Alexander Shumsky Self - Producer, Russian Fashion Week Self - Producer, Russian Fashion Week See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Rustam Topchiev Self - Real Estate Developer Self - Real Estate Developer See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Sergei Sokolov Self - Deputy Editor, Novaya Gazeta Self - Deputy Editor, Novaya Gazeta See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)
Ilya Politkovsky Self - Anna Politkovskaya's Son Self - Anna Politkovskaya's Son See fewer	CNN: Special Investigations Unit (2007)