Vladimir Putin survived the short lived revolt that saw thousands of mercenaries march towards Moscow, but at what cost?Jonny Dymond is joined by:Polina Ivanova: foreign correspondent for the Financial Times, covering Russia and Ukraine. 
Owen Matthews: journalist, historian and author of “Overreach”
Andrei Soldatov: investigative journalist and author of ‘The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB’Production coordinator: Sophie Hill 
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill 
Researcher: Isobel Gough
Producer: Lucy Burns
Exec producer: Joe Kent
Editor: Emma Rippon

Introducing The History Bureau - Putin and the Apartment Bombs

To understand what Vladimir Putin might do in the future, you need to understand his past;  where he's come from, what he's lived through, what he's done. Jonny Dymond tells the extraordinary and revealing story of Vladimir Putin's life with the help of guests who have watched, studied and dealt with the Russian president.