Why Russia Hides Countries Inside Its Borders
- Episode aired May 5, 2021
- 12m
The 85 political-geographic divisions of Russia include 26 republics that originally reflected indigenous cultures. The republics are semi-autonomous nation-states but that started to change... Read allThe 85 political-geographic divisions of Russia include 26 republics that originally reflected indigenous cultures. The republics are semi-autonomous nation-states but that started to change when Vladimir Putin took power in the year 2000. Since then he has been gradually subsumi... Read allThe 85 political-geographic divisions of Russia include 26 republics that originally reflected indigenous cultures. The republics are semi-autonomous nation-states but that started to change when Vladimir Putin took power in the year 2000. Since then he has been gradually subsuming the republics' authority under the central government. OBF provides a snapshot of five ... Read all