Twitter day. 25 August 2021
Alexei Navalny’s broadcast with economist Sergei Guriev
A recording of an extensive conversation between Alexei Navalny and economist Sergei Guriev, made in December 2020—just a few weeks before his return to Moscow. While the Russian authorities were pretending there had been no Novichok poisoning, Alexei, in Germany, was laying out in detail how to bui
“The Navalnys — an Interview After the Poisoning” — an interview with Yuri Dud
“The Navalnys — an Interview After the Poisoning” is the first major interview with Alexei and Yulia Navalny after the attempt on Alexei’s life in 2020. This conversation is not only about politics, but also about what the family went through when Navalny was hovering between life and death. Alexei
"My elimination would change nothing." An interview with Alexei Navalny about his recovery and return to Russia
Opposition politician Alexei Navalny remains in rehabilitation in Germany after being poisoned. He is working with physiotherapists and uses a computer and social media for a couple of hours a day—longer is not yet recommended. He is preparing to return to Russia as soon as his health allows.
Alexei Navalny on the poisoning attempt: “It wasn’t pain — it was something worse.”
In October 2020, Alexei Navalny spoke with Der Spiegel about the assassination attempt using a nerve agent, Putin’s role in the attempted killing, and Merkel’s visit to the hospital. In the interview, he says he wants to return to Russia as soon as possible — and not become an opposition leader in e
Twitter day. 11 December 2019
Alexei Navalny’s interview with the project “Russians Are OK!”
Alexei Navalny interviewed by Elizaveta Osetinskaya — a conversation about what Russia’s economy could be like without corruption, a monopoly on power, and state pressure on business.
Alexei Navalny interviewed by blogger Stalingulag
An unusual interview in which Alexei, together with blogger Alexander Gorbunov (Stalingulag), tests Moscow’s so-called “accessible environment” while moving around in wheelchairs. Against a backdrop of endless curbs and broken elevators—on which the city administration spent billions of rubles—they
Twitter day. 28 March 2019
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Twitter day. 8 June 2017
Alexei Navalny’s interview with Ksenia Sobchak on TV Rain
In the interview, Alexei Navalny explains his limited availability to the press by pointing to the demands of his election campaign, trips to the regions, and recovery after surgery, while emphasizing his campaign’s openness through press conferences and interviews. He rejects accusations of ties to
Twitter day. 1 June 2017
Twitter day. 19 April 2017
Navalny on Revolution, the Caucasus, and Spartak — an interview with Yuri Dud
“Navalny on Revolution, the Caucasus, and Spartak” is a major interview in which Alexei Navalny speaks with Yuri Dud. In the interview, Navalny talks not only about Putin, corruption, and protests, but also about the issues over which he has often been attacked: nationalism, the Caucasus, migration
Twitter day. 11 April 2017
Twitter day. 22 January 2015
An interview with Mikhail Zygar about motivation, fears, and protests
Alexei Navalny’s interview with Mikhail Zygar is a conversation about why one should engage in politics when it can lead to persecution. At the heart of the interview is Navalny’s motivation: why he keeps working, how he views risk and fear, why he does not see protests as pointless, and why people
Twitter day. 18 July 2013
Alexei Navalny’s interview on the program “Parfyonov and Pozner” on the TV Rain channel
Parfyonov, Navalny, Pozner is a conversation recorded in 2012 after the release of the film “The Term.” At the center of the discussion are the 2011–2012 protests, Russia’s political future, the role of television, censorship, and how public politics functions in a country where the federal TV chann
Twitter day. 1 March 2012
Alexei Navalny’s interview on the Hard Day's Night program on TV Rain
In late February 2012, just a few days before the presidential election, Alexei Navalny came to the TV Rain studio for the program Hard Day's Night. At the height of the “For Fair Elections” protest movement, he openly discusses the inevitable escalation of peaceful protest, his presidential ambitio
Alexei Navalny’s interview with Leonid Parfyonov on Kommersant FM
In this conversation, Alexei Navalny explains that his public and political activism is driven by his conviction that it is necessary to resist election fraud, corruption, and the monopolization of power. He also describes his anti-corruption work and how his projects are funded through public suppo
I think power in Russia will not change hands as a result of elections.
In an interview with Yevgenia Albats, Alexei Navalny speaks about Russia’s political dynamics, arguing that a change of power in the country will not come through elections, but must emerge as a movement from below—through pressure from citizens and mass action.