422 | David M. Herszenhorn: Alexey Navalny, the Dissident of Putin's Russia - Does the Dream of a Democratic Russia Live On?

The Realignment

Saager Enjeti, Technology, Policy, News, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, Politics, News Commentary, Public Policy, U.s. Politics, National Security, Economics

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🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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David 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?

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0:00.0	Marshall here. Welcome back to the realignment.
0:05.0	Before we dive into today's episode, I just want to note that Saga and I released our latest bi-weekly recap and
0:14.6	Ask Me Anything episode last Sunday.
0:17.0	Clisten to the full episode and submit your own questions or comments. Go to
0:21.0	realignment. supercast.com, or click the link in your show notes.
0:26.0	On to today's episode. My guess today is the Washington Post, David Herserhorn,
0:31.4	author of The Dissident Lexi Navone profile of a political prisoner.
0:36.2	One of the biggest and unanswered questions about Russia's relations with the West is whether
0:40.9	their poor state will last beyond Putin's rule whenever said
0:44.9	rule eventually comes to an end. Would a Democratic Russia, ideally less
0:49.6	corrupt as a consequence, present a different face on the international stage, or to our geostrategic
0:55.5	disagreements about the world order, Russia's place in Europe, and legacy of Imperial Russia and the Soviet
1:01.9	Union go deeper than just Putin's rule.
1:05.9	I appreciate the chance to examine these questions of the lands of Alexi Navoni,
1:09.9	Putin's leading dissident critic, a lawyer, protest leader, presidential candidate,
1:15.6	enter war crusader, now prisoner of conscience.
1:19.1	Hope you all enjoy this conversation and definitely let me know what you think. Huge thank you to the
1:23.6	Foundation for supporting the work on this podcast. David Harrison Horn
1:29.6	welcome to the realignment. Thank you. It's great to be here.
1:33.3	Let's just start with the most basic question.
1:35.4	Who is Alexei Navani and why does he matter?
1:40.1	I think a lot of folks probably hear dissidents Putin's Russian just
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