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Deputy Mayor Putin

By: Maeve McQuillan
Narrated by: Fiona Shaw, Gwilym Lee
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Publisher's summary

How did a once faceless bureaucrat, a man whose own wife said he was born under the sign of the vampire, become the idealized face of Russian manhood and its authoritarian leader? Deputy Mayor Putin examines the man behind the myth. We will explore how Putin’s formative years shaped and drove him and how the supporting cast of characters he gathered along the way helped him get to the Kremlin’s inner sanctum. We will trace Putin’s many transformations and examine how each step brought him closer to the leader he is today: from scrawny street thug to the aggressive President Putin who invaded Ukraine in early 2022.

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About the Creator

Maeve McQuillan is a writer for TV, film, and podcasts. She majored as an undergraduate in Russian and Soviet history, literature, and language at Trinity College Dublin. In the nineties, she spent time living and working in St. Petersburg.

About the Performer

Fiona Shaw recently shot on the feature film Hot Milk alongside Emma Mackey and Vicky Krieps with Rebecca Lenkiewicz directing. Coming out in 2024, she has the Amazon series Anansi Boys, the Apple feature film Echo Valley starring Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore, Gaby Dellal’s feature film Park Avenue, and If directed by John Krasinski, which she stars in alongside Ryan Reynolds among others. Her other notable credits include: Killing Eve for which she won an Emmy, Andor for which she was nominated for a BAFTA, and her role as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter.

About the Performer

Gwilym Lee is a London-based actor best known for his television work in The Great, Midsomer Murders, Fresh Meat, and Jamestown. He is also known for his work in the films Top End Wedding, The Tourist, and Bohemian Rhapsody. He is soon to appear in the Robert Zemeckis feature film Here and in the Steven Knight-penned BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes.

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Random Find, Total Gem!

I stumbled across this looking at what was included in my membership, and decided I'd give it a few minutes. I couldn't stop listening once I started! incredibly interesting, thought-provoking, and a quick listen. I give it six stars if I could!

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Great find!!

I’m Russian living in the U.S. for the last 25 years. This book was a Time Machine that took me back to my early years in Russia. I couldn’t stop listening until I finished: The story, the narration, the music- everything was on point. Greatly enjoyed; highly recommended, especially if you are familiar with the topic.

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First Binge Book in Ages!

I'm the type of person that will either love or hate a book within the first paragraph. I started this audio book when I started my shift this morning and just finished it in one sitting, so as far as my standards go it was brilliant! Good pace, good readers, great book!

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I liked it

It was good, informative, with a good narrator, and a good pace. I enjoyed it. Only I wonder how his wife felt all that time. I still wondering if KGB agents have any say in who they will be married to.

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A Political Grand Master

Although it is a slanted view of a former KGB and FSB chief, this story shows that he, a chess master is pitted against a doddering old fool.

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Interesting

Time really flew while listening.

I found this book/podcast very captivating and I just couldn’t stop listening.

Only complaint I’d have loved if it had been longer.

Great narrator’s as well

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Lucky, opportunistic, and ruthless.

Well sourced and produced, and a fairly short listen. His rise was so improbable, as a rather unremarkable figure, who nearly became cab twice in the 1990s Sadly, he did attach himself to some flawed, but successful politicians, with one foot in the underworld. Many good Russian people have been silenced or killed trying to expose or oppose him.

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Educational & interesting

Multiple interviews & interviewers. History of his parents, his childhood to present day. Some dramatization, which is interesting, and does not take away from the factual information.

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This guy is freaking scary

The team who put this show together did a fantastic job. I commend them for their work …and bravery. Everyone should learn about the history of the Deputy Mayor. The world needs to know who is behind those decisions coming from Moscow.

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Well explain rise

Very interesting for one who doesn’t follow the news much. Well told story that explains why we should all be concerned

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