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Is Vladimir Putin losing his grip on Siberia? - BBC Newsnight
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December 19, 2018
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5:56Now PlayingOur Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford travelled east to Irkutsk in Siberia to test the mood - 5 times zones from Russia’s capital…
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Russian president Vladimir Putin talks about making Russia great again - restoring its status on the world stage as a country to be reckoned with.
But a recent report has shown that more than one in five Russians now live in poverty and polls suggest that the protest mood is on the rise.
Mr Putin’s approval rating is still around 60% - but it has been sliding.
His move to increase the retirement age – as well as rising prices and shrinking incomes – are prompting some Russians to question the Kremlin’s priorities.
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