March of the Millions

Another Russia

Crooked Media

News, History

5 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As Putin tightens his grip on the Kremlin, Boris Nemtsov tries to build an opposition movement. He joins forces with a young and tenacious leader named Alexei Navalny. Their alliance culminates in the biggest protest Russia has seen since the days of the Soviet Union. It also sparks a brutal crackdown. If you want to learn more about the stories of Russians who are standing up to autocracy and how you can help support their work, check out https://nemtsovfund.org/en/RussiansForChange/

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0:00.0	It's New Year's Eve 2010, and John has just been to her first protest.
0:13.0	It ended with a swarm of police around her dad.
0:19.7	I called my father.
0:21.5	He was in the police car.
0:22.8	And I said, oh, what has just happened?
0:26.5	My father said, well, I got arrested, and I think I will spend a new year in a prison cell.
0:36.9	Boris Nemtsov, the former deputy prime minister,
0:41.0	spending New Year's Eve on the floor of a freezing jail.
0:44.8	It was something very new because my father was one of the most recognized politicians in Russia.
0:53.8	He was in the government. He held senior Russia. He was in the government.
0:56.3	He held senior positions.
0:58.8	Everyone in Russia knew this guy.
1:00.9	He was kind of a celebrity.
1:03.3	Now he was arrested, charged with disobeying the police,
1:06.7	and sentenced to two weeks in prison.
1:09.3	It was an act of humiliation, I think so.
1:12.0	So the whole idea behind this arrest
1:14.6	was to humiliate my father
1:16.8	to show to him personally,
1:20.5	but also to many other people
1:22.8	who were not such high-profile politicians or activists.
1:28.5	Guys, if you want to go against their ruling regime,
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