Kursk: 10 Days that Shaped Putin

Set against a ticking clock, this two-part Sky History commission tells an urgent story of political drama, military bravery, and loss in a defining moment in the history of modern Russia. Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin is a dramatic and forensic examination of events that took place in August 2000, after an explosion onboard the Kursk submarine trapped a group of survivors at the bottom of the Barents Sea. Why did the Russians take so long to accept international assistance? How did this cri…