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About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

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The West's obsession with Vladimir Putin's KGB past often misses the biographical detail that can be captured by a single word: dvor. The word means courtyard in Russian, but to a Russian speaker, it is evocative of a whole universe. It was the space where Putin, like so many Soviet kids of his generation, grew up and learned an unforgiving, often brutal social code. Puck journalist Julia Ioffe in... more

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To predict what Vladimir Putin might do next in Ukraine, it’s helpful to remember his first and foremost education — in the dvor.   more

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Organized crime and violence reign supreme in post-Soviet Russia. In this world, the rules of the dvor prove invaluable — for the men fighting over the jewels of the Soviet industrial empire, and for Vladimir Putin. more

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Putin grows up as a small, scrawny kid in a poor neighborhood with few ways up. Enter judo and the KGB.  more

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Soviet baby boomers are born into a country ravaged by war. Given that parents are largely absent — either dead, traumatized, or working to make ends meet – children spend most of their time in the dvor, the urban courtyard. The dvor is Vladimir Puti... more

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 602 ratings
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    5
    SlightlyStitious
    6 months ago
  • Great storytelling, but long wait between episodes

    This is probably my favorite new podcast this year. Amazing if you like history and intrigued about Russia. Only complaint is that new episodes only drop every 7-10 days or so, so once I got into it I have to wait a while before the next chapter.

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    5
    madagascarpenguins
    United States6 months ago
  • Love this podcast and the Journalist…I wanted more

    I absolutely love this podcast. I love the journalists and the way she tells the story. It’s very well put together and very informative. I do not know much about Russia and their military. more

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    5
    MamaJadeo
    United States6 months ago
  • Love it, but

    I really want to love this show. But why is it only half episodes? I’ve listened to two, but both cut off mid sentence.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    NewMominATL
    United States6 months ago
  • Brilliant

    Such a great, podcast, very smartly written and delivered.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Threestarmom
    United States6 months ago

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