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422 | David M. Herszenhorn: Alexey Navalny, the Dissident of Putin's Russia - Does the Dream of a Democratic Russia Live On?
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422 | David M. Herszenhorn: Alexey Navalny, the Dissident of Putin's Russia - Does the Dream of a Democratic Russia Live On?
FromThe Realignment
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45 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
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Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comFoundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-faiDavid M. Herszenhorn, Russia, Ukraine, and East Europe Editor of the Washington Post and author of The Dissident: Alexey Navalny: Profile of a Political Prisoner, joins The Realignment. Marshall and David discuss how Alexey Navalny became Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival, the tradition of the "dissident" in Russian and Soviet history, what an alternative vision for a democratic Russia could look like, and whether a democratic Russia with a leader in the style of Navalny would have a positive relationship with the West and its former Soviet neighbors?
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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