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Russia: The Empire Strikes Back Series 1
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Steve Rosenberg explores how Moscow views the tumultuous events of 1989 and looks into whether the coronavirus pandemic will thwart Vladimir Putin鈥檚 bid to make Russia great again.

The fall of the Iron Curtain was heralded in Europe as a new era of freedom and democracy. But for Russia it marked the loss of an empire.

The 91热爆's Steve Rosenberg explores how Moscow views the tumultuous events of 1989 and how Russia is trying to regain its global and regional influence. Could the coronavirus pandemic thwart Vladimir Putin鈥檚 bid to make Russia great again?

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Fri 15 May 2020 05:30GMT
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