Generation Putin

Series produced by Seattle Globalist

Caption: "Existential Russia" protesters in Moscow, Sept. 15th 2012., Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Image by: Sarah Stuteville 
"Existential Russia" protesters in Moscow, Sept. 15th 2012. 

Generation Putin: stories exploring politics and everyday life for Millennials in the former Soviet Union, is produced by the Seattle Globalist and comes from PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, with financial support from the Open Society Foundations.

Produced by Jessica Partnow, Sarah Stuteville and Alex Stonehill.


4 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Sasha & Jessica, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Armed with a letter from 1990, producer Jessica Partnow goes in search of her childhood Soviet pen pal.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
Piece image
"Generation Putin" is an hourlong special on young people and politics in the former Soviet Union. Embeddable on SoundCloud, too.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCPW Salt Lake City, WGBH Radio Boston, KVSC, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 55
Caption: Zombie Fest, Credit: Alex Stonehill, The Seattle Globalist
Audio postcard from DIY punk music festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Black Horse. A secret police car from Soviet days, Balaklava., Credit: Sarah Stuteville, The Seattle Globalist
A Generation Putin *extra*: Audio postcard from a military jeep ride in the former Soviet stronghold of Balaklava, Ukraine.

Bought by HowSound, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 3