Episode
Putin, the once and future Chekist
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- The EI Podcast
- Published
- Feb 26, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1020
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- https://audioboom.com/posts/8866469
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Summary
Gordon Corera contends that to truly understand Vladimir Putin, you have to understand the phenomenon of Chekism. Read by Leighton Pugh. Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/putin-the-once-and-future-chekist/ . Image: Vladimir Putin's East German Stasi identification card issued while he worked as a KGB agent in Dresden in 1985. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd