In 1999, a sequence of bombs explode in Russian residences, killing lots of and spreading panic. Nobody is aware of who’s behind it. However when one machine is noticed earlier than it detonates, troubling questions emerge. Why is the FSB altering its story? Was it actually a bomb? And why are the individuals who probe too intently turning up useless?
Tim Harford is joined by Helena Merriman, host of recent BBC podcast The Historical past Bureau: Putin and the House Bombs, which charts the mysterious occasions surrounding the rise of Vladimir Putin, and asks why the actual story generally will get missed.
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