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PUTIN’S RUSSIA WITH DAVID DIMBLEBY, 9PM, BBC1

WITH the World Cup kicking off tomorrow, thousands of British football fans will be making their way to Russia — the largest country on Earth, and one that hasn’t been far from the headlines for some time. As Vladimir Putin enters his fourth term as President and the West frets about a new Cold War, this Panorama special joins David Dimbleby (pictured) in Russia as he sets out to learn the truth about the extent of the Kremlin’s ruthless, autocratic rule. Why, asks Dimbleby, have the Russian people allowed Putin to steer the ship for so long?