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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2012 · 23 MIN

Putin’s Favourite Monastery Oct 2012

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2012 · host BBC World Service

The island monastery of Valaam in northern Russia is a beacon for orthodox believers and a favourite of President Putin. But all is not well with the island's inhabitants.

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The island monastery of Valaam in northern Russia is a beacon for orthodox believers and a favourite of President Putin. But all is not well with the island's inhabitants.

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