Chapter 3: The Punk

Organized crime and violence reign supreme in post-Soviet Russia. In this world, the rules of the dvor prove invaluable — for the men fighting over the jewels of the Soviet industrial empire, and for Vladimir Putin. 

To predict what Vladimir Putin might do next in Ukraine, it’s helpful to remember his first and foremost education — in the dvor. 

There’s a lot of finger pointing going on here. 

In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB spy or judo master. But to anyone who’s ever lived in the Soviet Union, Putin is something else entirely: a street kid. Join journalist Julia Ioffe as she explores how Putin’s childhood taught h ... Show More

With rumors, there’s always some amount of truth... 

And so it begins. 

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A confrontation 

New players emerge 

Bo Dukes's girlfriend finally tells story. 

Who. What. Where. When. 

Tee and Sam point fingers.