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RUSSIA | S07 E5 - Has Putin finally pushed the Russian people too far?

RUSSIA | S07 E5 - Has Putin finally pushed the Russian people too far?

Protest is not allowed inside Russia. There was little resistance from the Russian people to the invasion of Ukraine, and those who didn’t like it simply left. But Vladimir Putin has made a decree that has caused discord across Russia. Has he finally pushed his people too far? Guests: Zoya Sheftalovich - Contributing editor for POLITICO Dr Christina Ezrahi - Historian; author of Swans of the Kremlin and Dancing for Stalin Denis Volkov - Director - Levada Centre, Moscow Dr Yevgenia Albats - Chief Editor of The New Times Dr Mykhailo Minakov - Philosopher; Editor in Chief of Focus Ukraine blog from the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center

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December 6, 202230m 12s

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Show Notes

Protest is not allowed inside Russia.

There was little resistance from the Russian people to the invasion of Ukraine, and those who didn’t like it simply left. 

But Vladimir Putin has made a decree that has caused discord across Russia. Has he finally pushed his people too far?

Guests:

  • Zoya Sheftalovich - Contributing editor for POLITICO
  • Dr Christina Ezrahi - Historian; author of Swans of the Kremlin and Dancing for Stalin
  • Denis Volkov - Director - Levada Centre, Moscow
  • Dr Yevgenia Albats - Chief Editor of The New Times
  • Dr Mykhailo Minakov - Philosopher; Editor in Chief of Focus Ukraine blog from the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center