The engineering behind Russia's election - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service

Vladimir Putin’s re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin. The Global Jigsaw looks into the efforts aimed at achieving unequivocal victory in what seems to be the most oppressive election in Russia for two decades.

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What are the stories state media can and cannot touch? How much of a headache does dissent from the mothers and wives of soldiers pose to the authorities? Does Putin really have body doubles? We have the answers.

00:00 Introduction
02:25 BBC Monitoring Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko
03:03 BBC Monitoring Russia Media Analyst Jen Monaghan
04:14 Election polls in Russia
06:51 Systemic opposition
08:09 Self-nominated candidates
09:34 Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin
12:21 Non-systemic opposition
14:03 “Almost naked” party
15:46 Twix the cat controversy
17:38 BBC Russian's tally of Russia's war dead
20:08 Putin’s approval ratings
21:01 Protests by wives of Russian soldiers
23:54 Independent media
25:34 Regional narratives
26:42 Overseas voters
27:30 Putin’s “body doubles”
32:25 Conclusion

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