Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB spy or judo master. But to anyone who’s ever lived in the Soviet Union, Putin is something else entirely: a street kid. Join journalist Julia Ioffe as she explores how Putin’s childhood taught him lessons that shape his thinking and actions to this day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

You can listen to Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin is an episode from Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine by Audacy Studios | Tim Weiner | Jigsaw Productions.

This episode is 3:30 long.

This episode was published on Oct 5, 2023.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.