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An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin.
May 6, 2025
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How a Journalist Ended Up on the Kremlin’s Wanted List
Journalist Christo Grozev exposed Kremlin spies and assassins. In this video drawn from the new documentary ‘Antidote,’ he learns that he’s been added to a Kremlin ‘wanted’ list — one in a series of escalating dangers as he continues his…
May 6, 2025
Documentary
Antidote
An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin.
May 6, 2025
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Ukrainian Teen Describes Being Taken From School by Armed Men & Held in Russian-Controlled Territory
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April 16, 2024
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Revisit FRONTLINE’s reporting on ISIS-K, an affiliate of the self-declared Islamic State.
March 25, 2024
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An Oscar for Journalism
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March 12, 2024
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’: Where to Watch the Oscar-Winning Documentary
Here's how to watch the Academy Award®-winning FRONTLINE/AP documentary '20 Days in Mariupol,' a visceral, first-person chronicle of the beginning of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
March 11, 2024
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Two Years Later
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, FRONTLINE’s reporting examines the heavy toll of the conflict.
February 23, 2024
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Following Reported Death of Putin Critic Alexei Navalny, A Look at Dissent in Putin’s Russia
These six FRONTLINE documentaries examine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership and what has happened to critics and dissenters during his tenure.
February 16, 2024
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Filmmaker on What is Left of the City After the Russian Invasion
‘20 Days in Mariupol’ filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov spoke with FRONTLINE about how the city of Mariupol has changed since the Russian takeover and what happened to Mariupol’s civilians and children after the siege.
November 21, 2023
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‘Where Should We Go?’: Documenting the Russian Bombing of a Maternity Hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine
As Mariupol came under Russian attack, Ukrainian AP video journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues risked their lives to show the world the truth of the war — including the bombing of a maternity hospital. Watch an excerpt from ‘20…
November 21, 2023
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Artist Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison in Russia After Posting Anti-War Stickers in a Grocery Store
The artist, Sasha Skochilenko, and her partner, Sonia Subbotina, were featured in the 2022 FRONTLINE documentary ‘Putin’s War at Home,’ about the Russian president’s crackdown on protest of the Ukraine war.
November 17, 2023
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20 Days in Mariupol
Now an Academy Award & BAFTA Award winner. FRONTLINE and The Associated Press present an extraordinary account of the Russian siege of Mariupol, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues who documented the atrocities and…
November 21, 2023
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From Russian Newspaper Editor to ‘Foreign Agent’
‘Putin vs. the Press’ director Patrick Forbes, on chronicling the story of embattled Russian journalist and Nobel Prize winner Dmitry Muratov.
October 5, 2023
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How Russia’s Press Freedom has Deteriorated Over the Decades Since Putin Came to Power
FRONTLINE takes a closer look at the different tactics that President Vladimir Putin and the government have used to clamp down on journalists in Russia, and the impact it’s had on press freedom since he came to power.
September 27, 2023
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How Russian Journalist Dmitry Muratov, Now Declared a ‘Foreign Agent,’ Faced Off With Putin in the Past
In September 2023, the Russian government labeled Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov a ‘foreign agent.’ As this excerpt from the documentary "Putin vs. the Press" shows, Muratov had in the past publicly confronted Putin about his crackdown on the…
September 12, 2023
Documentary
Putin vs. the Press
The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia.
September 26, 2023
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