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Russian presidential election

Across Putin’s Russia

By Neil Buckley

Published: February 17 2008 19:58 | Last updated: February 22 2008 12:05

Neil Buckley travels 2,000 miles by train from Irkutsk to Vladivostok to discover why President Vladimir Putin, increasingly feared and distrusted abroad, enjoys rising popularity at home. Watch part 5 – Russia’s new fleet
Also available: full transcript of the Khodorkovsky interview

Part 1 – Irkutsk: With a new middle class based on oil and gas, Irkutsk is a remote city on the up

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