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EPISODE · Dec 4, 2025 · 34 MIN

Made in Russia: The Kremlin’s economic rebrand

from The Documentary Podcast · host BBC World Service

How Moscow is working around international sanctions: promoting self-sustainability, elevating Russian brands and deepening trade with friendly countries. After Western companies retreated as the full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, Russian consumer habits and the economy began to shift. We explore how sanctions reshaped everyday life and ask the million-dollar question: can Russia sustain a forever war?

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