How Putin might fall: A lesson from 1991

Vladimir Putin may have averted an armed rebellion by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin – but if the fall of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 tells us anything, it’s that even a failed coup can still spell ruin for a leader. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: Guest: Peter Conradi, Europe Editor, The Sunday Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Clips: BBC News, ABC News, MSNBC, Simon Marks Reporting, Perm Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. 📻 Listen to Times Radio - 📍 Subscribe to our channel - 🗞 Subscribe to The Times 📲 Get the free Times Radio app