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Fears over Putin's Russia

Putin's popularity, Baghdad classroom, Amazon Indians and ballroom dancing in Albania

Putin's popularity, Baghdad classroom, Amazon Indians and ballroom dancing in Albania. A the anniversary of Mikhail Gorbachev's revolution is celebrated, how the current Russian leader Vladimir Putin's popularity has tumbled. Also in the programme how life in Baghdad classrooms are improving, the Amazon Indians fighting to protect ancestral land from exploitation and old-fashioned ballroom dancing returns to Tirana, Albania. Presenter: Zoe Diamond.

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23 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project