The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marc Bennetts (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
2,324 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin is an audiobook by Marc Bennetts: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Marc Bennetts, released March 26, 2026, on the Memoirs and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marc Bennetts
- Released
- March 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781399421683
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin as an audiobook?
The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin?
The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin is narrated by Marc Bennetts.