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Following Reported Death of Putin Critic Alexei Navalny, A Look at Dissent in Putin’s Russia
These six FRONTLINE documentaries examine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership and what has happened to critics and dissenters during his tenure.
February 16, 2024
Examining Putin: As Russia’s President Wages War on Ukraine, Revisit Our In-Depth Reporting
Explore Putin’s rise, his grievances with the West and his previous actions involving Ukraine.
March 3, 2022
Mueller’s Testimony: 5 Things Congress May Press Him On This Wednesday
Ahead of Robert Mueller’s public testimony, go inside five moments and issues lawmakers may focus on.
July 22, 2019
Last Independent Russian Magazine Facing “Exorbitant” Fine
Critics have portrayed the fine as part of a wider Kremlin plan to undermine media freedom.
November 13, 2018
Ahead of the Trump-Putin Summit, Go Inside Putin’s Meetings with 3 Previous U.S. Presidents
In addition to exploring how U.S. intelligence came to believe Putin targeted the 2016 U.S. election, "Putin's Revenge" examined how his relationships with Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama unfolded.
July 13, 2018
The Russia Investigations, Explained
Russia's involvement in the election -- and whether any associates of President Trump played a role -- is now the focus of multiple investigations in Washington. Here's where each one stands.
January 3, 2018
How Michael Flynn Changed Trump's Campaign and His Presidency
Michael Flynn’s statements about his contacts with former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak would spark a chain of events leading to Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel.
December 1, 2017
States Race to Secure Their Voting Systems Before Hackers Strike Again
Russian efforts to access voter databases and electoral sites during the 2016 campaign exposed critical gaps in America’s voting infrastructure.
November 1, 2017
The Election Is Over, But Russian Disinformation Hasn't Gone Away
Russian disinformation didn’t come to an end on Election Day. It is as present as ever in the post-election landscape, experts say, working to divide Americans by exploiting the country's most contentious issues.
November 1, 2017
Watch: As Russia Meddled, "Partisan Positioning" Slowed the U.S. Response
Go inside "a moment when politics and partisan positioning appear[ed] to take precedence over national security.”
November 1, 2017
What the Manafort Indictment Reveals About What Drove Putin
While the White House says that the indictment of Paul Manafort has nothing to do with President Trump or his campaign, Manafort’s Ukrainian connections put him near the center of a political drama that experts call a prelude to Russia’s eventual determination to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
October 31, 2017
Facing a Russian Cyber Attack, Obama Officials Struggled To Respond
In interviews with FRONTLINE for the documentary "Putin's Revenge," former CIA director John Brennan and other top intelligence officials described a delicate balancing act about how to respond to the Russian threat amid a hyperpartisan political environment.
October 31, 2017