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Russia’s ‘Fake’ Election

Investigations and journeys into the heart of global events from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents.

Ksenia Sobchak is young, wealthy and famous. Her father helped bring down the Soviet Union. Now she’s challenging ex-KGB officer Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency. A perfect pedigree? Perhaps. But some say she’s a fake candidate, running a no-hope race to boost the Kremlin’s democratic credentials. Gabriel Gatehouse travels to Russia to unravel a tale of family loyalties, a death in suspicious circumstances, and double dealings in the quest for power.

Producer: Mike Gallagher

Photo Credit: Photography by Dmitriy Kandinskiy

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27 minutes

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Sun 11 Mar 2018 05:32GMT

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  • Thu 8 Mar 2018 13:32GMT
  • Thu 8 Mar 2018 20:06GMT
  • Thu 8 Mar 2018 21:06GMT
  • Fri 9 Mar 2018 02:32GMT
  • Sun 11 Mar 2018 05:32GMT

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