Vladimir Sorokin is considered one of the most important contemporary Russian actors.
He was born in Bykovo, Russia, in 1955 and has repeatedly written about the growing nationalism in his home country - to the annoyance of the powerful in Russia.
A few years ago, the so-called Putin youth threw their books in a spectacular action into the oversized replica of a toilet.
Court cases and hostilities followed.
In the new episode of SPIEGEL Daily, host Juan Moreno talks to Sorokin about his assessment of the current situation in Ukraine.
It is clear to him that the situation is extremely critical.
“I trust Putin with everything.
Even a nuclear first strike,” says Sorokin.
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