Guest: Gulnaz Sharafutdinova is Professor of Russian Politics at King’s College London. Her research interests focus on Russian national and regional politics, political economy and social psychology. She’s the author of Political Consequences of Crony Capitalism Inside Russia and numerous articles. Her new book is the award-winning The Red Mirror: Putin’s Leadership and Russia’s Insecure Identity published by Oxford University Press. Music: Rodger Collins, “Foxy Girls in Oakland,” Bay Area Funk.