February 17, 2024

36 minutes

Available for over a year

Putin’s re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin. We look into the efforts aimed at achieving unequivocal victory in what seems to be the most oppressive election in Russia for two decades. What are the stories state media can and cannot touch, how much of a headache does dissent from the mothers and wives of soldiers pose to the authorities and does Putin really have body doubles? We have the answers.

Producer: Kriszta Satori

Presenter: Krassi Twigg

Editor: Judy King

Twitter handle of contributors: @VitalyBBC, @jen_mon1, @oivshina

Original music: Pete Cunningham

Sound engineer: Martin Appleby