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The Intelligence from The Economist

The Weekend Intelligence: Life and fate

Mar 2, 2024
53:05
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The podcast discusses the dark times in Russia post-Alexei Navalny's death, exploring how opponents of Putin are coping. It touches on the blurred lines between good and evil, letters of gratitude and defiance among prisoners, and moments of vulnerability and compassion in tense situations.
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  • Alexei Navalny's death shattered hopes for a transformed Russia, highlighting the harsh reality of opposition in authoritarian regimes.
  • Acts of unexpected compassion, like an FSB officer showing empathy for a sick child of a prisoner, reveal flickers of humanity amid brutality.

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Negotiating Freedom and Tragedy

The podcast delves into the tragic story of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader held prisoner, and Rabbi Shimon Levin, who communicated with Navalny imagining a future meeting that tragically never took place. Despite Navalny's optimism and dreams of freedom, his untimely death shattered hopes of a transformed Russia.

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