BASEES Talks - Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?
BASEES TALKS - Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?
Who is Alexei Navalny? Poisoned in August 2020 and transported to Germany for treatment, the politician returned to Russia in January 2021 in the full glare of the world media. His immediate detention at passport control set the stage for an explosive showdown with Vladimir Putin.
But Navalny means very different things to different people. To some, he is a democratic hero. To others, he is betraying the Motherland. To others still, he is a dangerous nationalist. This book explores the many dimensions of Navalny’s political life, from his pioneering anti-corruption investigations to his ideas and leadership of a political movement. It also looks at how his activities and the Kremlin’s strategies have shaped one another.
Join Maria Lipman discussing the new book Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future? (use discount code NAVALNY25 for a 25% off) with the authors Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet and Ben Noble.
Tuesday, 7 December, 5pm (GMT) on Zoom
Speakers:
Maria Lipman is a Senior Associate for PONARS (Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies), George Washington University. She hosts a PONARS Eurasia podcast https://blubrry.com/ponars/archive. Her fields of interest include state-society relations, media, politics of history and ideas. Maria Lipman writes capsule reviews of books about Russia and Eastern Europe for the Foreign Affairs.
Dr Jan Matti Dollbaum is a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy (SOCIUM) at the University of Bremen, specialising in activism and opposition politics in Russia and across regime types. Among other places, his academic work has been published in Perspectives on Politics, Post-Soviet Affairs, and Social Movement Studies. Commentary and analysis has appeared in The Washington Post ‘Monkey Cage’, Bloomberg Opinion, and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag. Jan tweets as @JanMattiD
Morvan Lallouet is a PhD candidate in comparative politics at the University of Kent (Canterbury). He is currently writing a dissertation on Alexei Navalny and the Russian opposition. He also holds an MA (research) in political science from Sciences Po (Paris). His research interests include Russian politics and opposition in authoritarian regimes. Morvan tweets as @m_lallouet
Dr Ben Noble is Associate Professor of Russian Politics at University College London, a Senior Researcher at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, and an Associate Fellow at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs). Ben’s research focuses on authoritarianism, legislative politics, comparative politics, and Russian domestic politics. He has published work in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, Russian Politics, and the Journal of European Public Policy. He also regularly contributes to media discussions about contemporary Russian domestic politics, with bylines and commentary in general-readership publications, including The Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg Opinion, Foreign Policy, The Telegraph, The Washington Post ‘Monkey Cage’, Vedomosti, and The Moscow Times. He tweets as @Ben_H_Noble
