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20 Days in Mariupol
Now an Academy Award & BAFTA Award winner. FRONTLINE and The Associated Press present an extraordinary account of the Russian siege of Mariupol, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues who documented the atrocities and their own escape.
November 21, 2023
From Russian Newspaper Editor to ‘Foreign Agent’
‘Putin vs. the Press’ director Patrick Forbes, on chronicling the story of embattled Russian journalist and Nobel Prize winner Dmitry Muratov.
October 5, 2023
How Russia’s Press Freedom has Deteriorated Over the Decades Since Putin Came to Power
FRONTLINE takes a closer look at the different tactics that President Vladimir Putin and the government have used to clamp down on journalists in Russia, and the impact it’s had on press freedom since he came to power.
September 26, 2023
How Russian Journalist Dmitry Muratov, Now Declared a ‘Foreign Agent,’ Faced Off With Putin in the Past
In September 2023, the Russian government labeled Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov a ‘foreign agent.’ As this excerpt from the documentary "Putin vs. the Press" shows, Muratov had in the past publicly confronted Putin about his crackdown on the press.
September 12, 2023
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Putin vs. the Press
The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia.
September 26, 2023
Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2023 (So Far)
Looking for documentaries to watch as summer winds down? We’ve got you covered.
August 30, 2023
How Yevgeny Prigozhin, Now Presumed Dead, Posed a Threat to Vladimir Putin’s Authority
With U.S. officials saying Yevgeny Prigozhin was 'likely killed,' revisit FRONTLINE's documentary on what led to the armed rebellion by Prigozhin and his Wagner Group in June 2023, and how Putin has handled past challenges to his authority.
August 25, 2023
What the Wagner Group Mutiny Reveals About Putin’s Grip on Power
“It reveals that the emperor has no clothes,” journalist Peter Baker says of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed mutiny in the opening scene of ‘Putin’s Crisis,’ a FRONTLINE documentary. “And if you’re Putin, you’re looking around that room and you’re saying, ‘Which of these people has a knife in his belt? Which of these people might be thinking about moving on me next?’”
July 11, 2023
52m
Putin's Crisis
How Russian President Vladimir Putin reached this moment of crisis.
July 11, 2023
Citing War Crimes in Ukraine, International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin
The court alleges there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the Russian president bears “individual criminal responsibility” for the deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.
March 17, 2023
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, One Year Later
Explore FRONTLINE’s collected — and ongoing — reporting on Russia's war on Ukraine.
February 24, 2023
Where Are Russian Critics of Putin Featured in “Putin and the Presidents” Now?
What's happened to some of the Russian opposition politicians and journalists who've spoken openly about Vladimir Putin and the crackdown on protesters and critics?
January 31, 2023