Yesterday’s episode of *Navalny at 20:18*, with timestamps for those who want to watch selected segments rather than the whole thing.
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0:37 Beginning.
1:35 Why Navalny wants to be a candidate. Explained by the 2011 Ella Pamfilova “of sound mind” (a sarcastic Russian meme meaning the sensible version of someone). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Nq4...
3:23 How many Russian regions Navalny and Putin visited in 2017.
11:55 “Claims of economic growth in Russia are an attempt to present wishful thinking as reality,” say experts from the Higher School of Economics.
14:15 The ruling elite is telling us: “You will pay with another six years of your life for our desire to stay in power.”
15:30 How Putin’s nomination went ahead without Putin.
19:35 How can the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights) influence Russia?
21:25 Navalny’s favorite track from Skriptonite’s album?
21:35 The circus at the Central Election Commission over Navalny’s admission on December 24–25.
24:15 The commission members’ “serious” biographies, which somehow qualify them to bar Navalny from the election.
26:45 MBKh Media: Navalny’s speech at the Central Election Commission vs. the speech by Sobchak’s authorized representative.
28:04 Why didn’t Alexei call on people to take to the streets on December 25?
29:40 It was easier for Yabloko’s representative at the Central Election Commission to walk out before the vote on Navalny’s registration than to vote in favor of allowing him to run.
32:35 ❗The goal of our strike.
37:50 In 2004 and 2008, Yavlinsky called for a boycott of the presidential election.
41:00 How a normal candidate should raise their approval rating.
43:12 What do you think of Grudinin?
49:00 The “law of conservation of an opposition figure behind bars”: Volkov is out, Yashin is on trial.
56:05 What about other forms of peaceful protest? Labor strikes.
57:05 Alexei, please record a New Year’s message.
57:30 Georgia’s experience with police reform.
59:15 Why does your platform pay so little attention to foreign policy?
1:02:30 Download, print, and distribute the leaflets: https://vk.com/wall-55284725_680789, and join the strike groups: https://navalny.com/p/5686/.
