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Ascension
Vladislav Surkov's rise from small-town Russia to the heights of power in the Kremlin.
He can spot an ex-spy with presidential potential and help turn him into a world leader. He creates opposition movements out of thin air. He鈥檚 got a nation鈥檚 news directors on speed dial. Billionaires seek his advice. He鈥檚 even got his own little war. He鈥檚 at the heart of the standoff between East and West. Some even credit him with pioneering the concept of post-truth politics. Yet few even know his name.
He is Vladislav Surkov. And in this episode, Gabriel Gatehouse charts his rise from small-town Russia to the heights of power in the Kremlin.
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