Rhetorical Leadership

Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the last two major speeches Alexei Navalny gave from prison before he was murdered and their impact.

00:00 Russian invasion, protests, and Navalny's early nationalist politics
14:30 Contempt of court speech (English)
26:20 Contempt of court speech (Russian)
37:41 Reaction and analysis
52:19 Navalny's final speech (English)
59:51 Navalny's final speech (Russian)
1:06:30 Analysis and conclusion