Informers: Hunting the Enemy Within - BBC World Service Documentaries

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#BBCEye investigates the rise of informers in Russia. Some do it in secret, writing official letters in the hope that critics of the war are prosecuted. Others use television or social media publicly denouncing individuals and organisations they think unpatriotic. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The consequences for their victims can be devastating and can even lead to jail. With rare access, this film looks at Russia’s most prolific denouncers, their victims, and the culture of fear that “snitching” creates in Russian society. It features an investigation into one of the most famous serial denouncers, known as Anna Korobkova. Among her victims, the social Anthropologist Alexadra Arkhipova, turns detective from exile to uncover Anna’s true identity. 00:00 Informers: Hunting the Enemy Within 01:20 Stalin's ghost 01:59 Russia’s busiest denouncer? 03:31 Anna Korobkova: The victim turns detective 06:07 Ekaterina Mizulina: Tsarina of the internet 08:22 Prosecute a few, the message gets through 08:56 The Joker gets the rapper 11:16 Rise of the veterans 12:15 Denounced by patriots 12:47 Pussy Riot’s Swan Lake 14:43 Catching a snitch 18:48 Inside the mind of a serial informer 19:45 'Stay low. Keep your nose clean.' 🎞️ To watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye team check out this documentary playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda 📽️ Watch this film in CHINESE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBtenoVzIOE and in UZBEK here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81JuwVN55vc and in PORTUGUESE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDOBM5gQuUQ ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #Documentaries #Russia #InvestigativeJournalism #Putin #WorldService