"At Washington’s Arena Stage, a dramatic interpretation of Vladimir Putin’s rise" PBS NewsHour 2/4/2019

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SUMMARY:  A new play showing at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., chronicles the rise of a young Vladimir Putin to power in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.  "Kleptocracy," written by Kenneth Lin, offers a glimpse into Putin’s confrontation with oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky and explores what might have happened if Russian power had fallen into different hands.  Jeffrey Brown reports.