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Putin: The New Empire

Putin: The New Empire

★ 6.12016Movie1 h 24 mFrance

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Since Russia was brought to its knees in the 1990s by crippling debt and the grip of the oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has made it his mission to return superpower status to Russia. While not partisan to Putin's wrongs, this insightful doc examines the logic and motivations of Putin's vilified regime, and why he is so loved in his homeland.

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Putin: The New Empire

2016

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1 h 24 m

France

Documentary

Biography

History

Since Russia was brought to its knees in the 1990s by crippling debt and the grip of the oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has made it his mission to return superpower status to Russia. While not partisan to Putin's wrongs, this insightful doc examines the logic and motivations of Putin's vilified regime, and why he is so loved in his homeland.

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Vladimir Putin

Self

Xi Jinping

Self - President of the PRC

Pranab Mukherjee

Self - President of India

Veronika Dorman

Self - Correspondent in Moscow for Liberation

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

Self - Historian and Permanent Secretary of the French Academy

Hubert Védrine

Self - Former Senior Editor BBC Moscow

George Bush

Self - 41st US President

Fédor Loukianov

Self - Political Analyst

Maria Lipman

Self - Political Scientist

Boris Yeltsin

Self - President of Russia 24th October 1995

Bill Clinton

Self - President of the USA 24th October 1995

Vyacheslav Nikonov

Self - Member of the Duma and Grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov

Saddam Hussein

Self - President of Irak 20th March 2003

Salam Kawakibi

Self - Former head of French Institute for Near East

Eduard Shevardnadze

Self - President of Georgia 22nd November 2003

Mikheil Saakashvili

Self - Georgian Politician

George W. Bush

Self - 43rd US President

Philippe Migault

Self - Head of Research IRIS

User Review

Nikita

24/11/2025 23:19

Putin: The New Empire

عاشق وفني ال4×4🚙🛠️

24/11/2025 23:19

Putin: The New Empire

Joy

28/04/2023 04:35

Highly biased documentary that conveniently leaves out information. Paints Putin as a noble leader but has no mention of his system of kleptocracy with the business leaders of Russia (oligarchs) and the resulting poverty Russians have faced for decades. The documentary is a series of interviews with French sycophants who describe Russia as a victim of a unipolar world where US has been to blame for Russia's deficiencies. The notion that US, "bankers" were to blame for perestroika is a flawed argument, given the system had been constructed by Russians and resources in the country were privately bought by ex Soviet officials. The narrative in the film about Russia being tolerant to all religions (especially Islam) is an absurd one - a quick Google search on the topic will tell you otherwise. Interesting footage but overall a waste of time - very skewed views of the world which lack sound analysis.

Amed OTEGBEYE

28/04/2023 04:35

This is an interesting Russian view of Putin right to reign. Be careful when watching this since is not an objective representation of facts, but a presentation of Putin's view.

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User Review

Nikita

24/11/2025 23:19

Putin: The New Empire

عاشق وفني ال4×4🚙🛠️

24/11/2025 23:19

Putin: The New Empire

Joy

28/04/2023 04:35

Highly biased documentary that conveniently leaves out information. Paints Putin as a noble leader but has no mention of his system of kleptocracy with the business leaders of Russia (oligarchs) and the resulting poverty Russians have faced for decades. The documentary is a series of interviews with French sycophants who describe Russia as a victim of a unipolar world where US has been to blame for Russia's deficiencies. The notion that US, "bankers" were to blame for perestroika is a flawed argument, given the system had been constructed by Russians and resources in the country were privately bought by ex Soviet officials. The narrative in the film about Russia being tolerant to all religions (especially Islam) is an absurd one - a quick Google search on the topic will tell you otherwise. Interesting footage but overall a waste of time - very skewed views of the world which lack sound analysis.

Amed OTEGBEYE

28/04/2023 04:35

This is an interesting Russian view of Putin right to reign. Be careful when watching this since is not an objective representation of facts, but a presentation of Putin's view.

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