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The death of Alexey Navalny

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The death of Alexey Navalny
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Meduza reports on opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in prison and speaks to experts about his legacy and the political science behind autocrats eliminating dissident threats. This week’s guests are Meduza journalists Evgeny Feldman and Maxim Trudolyubov and scholars Graeme Robertson and Erica Frantz.

Timestamps for this episode:

  • (0:43) Photographer Evgeny Feldman reflects on what Navalny meant to him
  • (4:02) The circumstances surrounding Navalny’s death
  • (6:33) Maxim Trudolyubov discusses Navalny’s impact on Russian politics
  • (14:32) Graeme Robertson puts Navalny’s death in the context of the Putin regime’s crackdown on liberalism
  • (18:21) Erica Frantz explains why political prisoners can still threaten autocrats from behind bars
Details about Navalny’s death

Live updates: Alexey Navalny is dead Russia’s most famous opposition figure has died in prison

Details about Navalny’s death

Live updates: Alexey Navalny is dead Russia’s most famous opposition figure has died in prison

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