Yesterday I heard many words of support from good people—thank you all so much. When you hear things like that, it becomes even clearer that none of this is in vain.
I especially want to thank my brother Oleg for his resilience and composure: hearing some indistinct women in uniform demand that you be sent to prison for 8 years simply because you have the “wrong relatives,” and then calmly quoting Guardians of the Galaxy in your final statement—that is worth a great deal.
To ensure transparency and objectivity, and also for the record so everything is in one place (thanks to Dmitry Masalsky for the audio recordings):
Audio recording of the prosecution’s statement — 44 minutes
Audio recording of defense attorney Polozov’s closing argument — 1 hour 20 minutes.
Audio recording of defense attorney Mikhailova’s closing argument — 25 minutes.
Audio recording of defense attorney Kobzev’s closing argument — 19 minutes.
Audio recording of Oleg Navalny’s closing argument — 17 minutes.
Audio recording of Alexei Navalny’s closing argument — 9 minutes.
Audio recording of Oleg Navalny’s final statement — 5 minutes. Text of Oleg Navalny’s final statement.
Video recording of Alexei Navalny’s final statement — 15 minutes. Text of Alexei Navalny’s final statement.
A transcript of the closing arguments and final statements can also be read on Mediazona; thanks to them for their titanic work.