Oligarchs, Putin's gang
This documentary series tells the story of the rise, fall and rebirth of a handful of businessmen, those who control Russian oil and gas, whose brutality, greed and thirst for power know no bounds. Through the fates of these oligarchs, this international investigation deciphers an omnipotent and lawless economic system, shows how it reproduces itself like a tentacled octopus and adapts in order to survive the upheavals of History. By making the colossal financial windfall of black gold available to the master of the Kremlin, the oligarchs, with the complicity of their Western associates, served Putin's great ambition: to infiltrate, corrupt and dominate the West to reconstitute an Empire, that of Holy Russia.
Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. Oil GrabAfter the fall of the USSR, the transition to a market economy opened the doors of glory to unknown entrepreneurs. Taking advantage of President Boris Yeltsin's vast privatization program, the so-called "seven bankers", under the leadership of the "godfather of the Kremlin" Boris Berezovsky, threw themselves into Russian capital.CC55minFeb 11, 2025
- 2. The conquest of the WestSecond part: Invested president on May 7, 2000, Putin launches hostilities between his close guard and the historical oligarchs. He gathers the latter in Stalin's dacha to send them a message: rally or disgrace.CC55minFeb 11, 2025
- 3. In the service of war.The construction of a second gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, should allow Germany to double its imports. But during the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the West did an about-face. The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom imposed sanctions against Russian businessmen, banks and companies. Putin nevertheless managed to circumvent these measures. Having become pariahs in the West, the oligarchs were forced to return to Russia to be closer to the master of the Kremlin.CC55minFeb 11, 2025
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Oligarchs, Putin's gang
This documentary series tells the story of the rise, fall and rebirth of a handful of businessmen, those who control Russian oil and gas, whose brutality, greed and thirst for power know no bounds. Through the fates of these oligarchs, this international investigation deciphers an omnipotent and lawless economic system, shows how it reproduces itself like a tentacled octopus and adapts in order to survive the upheavals of History. By making the colossal financial windfall of black gold available to the master of the Kremlin, the oligarchs, with the complicity of their Western associates, served Putin's great ambition: to infiltrate, corrupt and dominate the West to reconstitute an Empire, that of Holy Russia.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Jérôme Fritel, Marc Roche
- Created by
- Jérôme Fritel, Marc Roche
- Studio
- Yami 2, ARTE
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
French
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