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Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 5 Putins era. The last episode in the series Death of an Empire looks at modern Russia under Vladimir Putin. We hear from Irishman Chris Weafer, Chief Strategist of Troika Sperbank in Moscow about Russias economy today and Lena Firsova, who worked for the Irish Times during Seamus time says corruption is the biggest problem facing people in daily society and life. Young students Viktoria Kolesnichenko and Yelena Sorokina talk about life in Putins Russia and in the events post the recent elections Seamus explores just how democratic is todays Russia.