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The death of Alexey Navalny

24 minutes
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

New episodes of The Naked Pravda are released at the end of every week. Catch each show by subscribing through Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts, or one of these other platforms. If you have a question or comment about the podcast, please write to Kevin Rothrock at [email protected] with the subject line: “The Naked Pravda.”

Sound editing by Kevin Rothrock.

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