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Best of 2023: How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991

Best of 2023: How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991

What the fall of Gorbachev can tell us about Putin's vulnerabilities.

The Story · The Times

December 31, 202328m 22s

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Show Notes

In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.

Vladimir Putin may have averted an armed rebellion by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin – but if the fall of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 tells us anything, it's that even a failed coup can still spell ruin for a leader.

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