Name: In the Grip of Gazprom | Early Days in the Wild East
Uploaded: 2024-09-04
Duration: 51 min 9 s
Description: As this two-part story unfolds, delve into the early history of the dramatic international gas war and Russia's Gazprom—perhaps the most secretive company in the world. Explore events from the fall of the Soviet Union to the Russian gold rush and learn of the restrictions placed by President Putin.

Take an exclusive look behind Russia's gas monopoly as the dubious facade of the secretive energy giant, Gazprom, is revealed.

As this two-part story unfolds, delve into the early history of the dramatic international gas war and Russia's Gazprom—perhaps the most secretive company in the world. Explore events from the fall of the Soviet Union to the Russian gold rush and learn of the restrictions placed by President Putin.

Early Days in the Wild East

Episode two continues the dramatic story of Gazprom up through current events, with footage shot in the months before Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine. With a war in Ukraine, an energy crisis in Europe and a world in turmoil, one raw material has a key role to play: gas!