Kursk: 10 Days that Shaped Putin S01E01 - Episode 1

An examination of events that took place in August 2000 when Russia's Northern Fleet was running a naval exercise. A huge internal explosion sank the Kursk, a nuclear-powered submarine, trapping a group of survivors at the bottom of the Barents Sea. The documentary examines why the Russians took so long to accept international assistance and how the crisis and subsequent reporting changed Russia.