Russia Underground takes you on a journey to meet the Russians who continue to battle for free speech, artistic freedoms and basic human rights despite Putin’s brutal wartime crackdown.
In Russia, the history that’s shown on TV, written about in books and taught in schools and universities is more tightly controlled than ever.
As a result, people are turning inwards. And family stories have become a way not only to confront taboos in Putin’s Russia, but a relatively risk-free way of trying to understand contemporary political repression, violence and censorship.
In this episode of Russia Underground, hosts Howard Amos and Nina Berezner speak to some of those who are grappling with where they come from.
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