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Russia: Democracy, Oligarchy, Repression
James Butler is joined by Simon Pirani, author of 'Change in Putin's Russia', and Tom Rowley, editor of openDemocracy Russia, to discuss the nature of the Russian state, its politics, and the forthcoming elections.