The Intelligence: the relentless audacity of Alexei Navalny
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 19 January 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The ominous disappearance of Russia’s opposition leader led many to fear the worst. But he has turned up in an Arctic penal colony—his message of resistance unchanged. From Batman-themed restaurants to playing a (non-lethal) version of “Squid Game”, movie studios are trying anything to squeeze more from their intellectual property (9:47). And a new film examines what lies behind losing streaks (17:16).
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| 0:20.4 | on your preferred streaming platforms. The Economist. Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:42.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:47.8 | Live shows, Broadway musicals, theme parks, interactive experiences, merchandise galore, |
| 0:58.0 | as fewer and fewer people head to the cinema, movie studios are piling into every way imaginable to squeeze more money out of their |
| 1:06.0 | story lines. |
| 1:09.2 | And the world of sport loves to see a winning streak or to commiserate about a long string of losses. |
| 1:15.6 | Our correspondent says a new film casts light on the psychology of momentum in sport, |
| 1:21.2 | either up the league tables or down. Three years ago this week Alexei Navalny, Russia's longering opposition leader returned to his home country. |
| 1:45.1 | He'd been recuperating in a hospital in Germany after being poisoned with a nerve agent. |
| 1:50.0 | Aren't you afraid? |
| 1:52.0 | Mr. Valny, please? Thank you. On landing in Moscow he was immediately arrested and ended up in prison on |
| 1:57.4 | landing in Moscow he was immediately arrested and ended up in prison on trumped-up |
| 2:02.1 | charges since then he's and ended up in prison on trumped up charges. |
| 2:03.0 | Since then he's managed to get sporadic messages out, |
| 2:07.0 | each time resolute and defiant, but also even cheery. |
| 2:12.0 | Then in October, his among his only human contacts were arrested. |
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