PBS NEWSHOUR
Ksenia Sobchak, one of Russia’s most famous women, is embracing an impossible mission: unseating President Vladimir Putin. After an elite upbringing and fame as a reality TV star, she joined massive protests against the Russian president and is now campaigning against him. But she is also highly unpopular and some have called her candidacy a charade. Nick Schifrin reports.
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