Putin's Witnesses
Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses

November 8, 2018103 min6.4RU
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Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of the country. From that day and for a year, Vitaly Mansky's camera documented Putin's rise to power. The story of a privileged witness. The harsh explanation of the reason why politics is the art of possibility of achieving the best with the support of many, but also of giving the worst in return.

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Vitaly Mansky
Vitaly ManskySelf - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)
Boris Nemtsov
Boris NemtsovSelf - Politician (voice)
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir PutinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Boris YeltsinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail GorbachevSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Naina Yeltsina
Naina YeltsinaSelf - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)
Tatyana Yumasheva
Tatyana YumashevaSelf - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
Vera Dmitrievna GurevichSelf - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)
Anatoly Chubais
Anatoly ChubaisSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry MedvedevSelf - Politician (archive footage)