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Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the man who made the post-truth world: Vladislav Surkov.

Reporter Gabriel Gatehouse gets to the bewildering heart of contemporary Russia by exploring the fortunes of the most powerful man you've never heard of: Vladislav Surkov.

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The Puppet Master: 1. Snipers

1. Snipers

BBC Radio 4 - The Puppet Master, 1. Snipers

From deadly chaos a mysterious figure emerges.

The Puppet Master is a series that gets to the bewildering heart of contemporary Russia by exploring the fortunes of a secretive, complicated and controversial man called Vladislav Surkov. Reporter Gabriel Gatehouse speaks fluent Russian and has access to a vast cache of leaked emails from Surkov’s Kremlin office. Using these, plus archive and sources gained over a decade of covering Russia and its wars, Gatehouse goes in search of the man pulling the strings. The journey is by turns dramatic, surprising and surreal, ranging from the battlefield to the theatre and the Kremlin itself. The destination? The post-truth world we inhabit today.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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