“The Unknown Putin” – a documentary by well-known Russian journalist Andrei Karaulov. The first part of the film is devoted to the struggle for oil, which was unfolding during the first presidential term of Vladimir Putin. There were a lot of serious, yet unknown incidents that occured during that struggle. Andrei Karaulov formulated his idea of the documentary as follows: he wanted to understand what Putin had to experience from 2000 till 2010.

The story of five attempts on Putin’s life. The story of the struggle for the Russian industry, which was practically destroyed by privatization. How could Russia lose the power of the Soviet defense industry in just a couple of years? The answer to this and many other interesting questions can be found in Part II of this outstanding documentary.