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A fascinating account of Russia's famous dissident and the politics he embodies. 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. Navalny explores the many dimensions of his 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. Navalny makes sense of this divisive character, revealing the contradictions of a man who is the second most important political figure in Russia--even when behind bars. In order to understand modern Russia, you need to understand Alexei Navalny.

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Morvan Lallouet is a PhD candidate at the University of Kent, researching Navalny and the Russian opposition. Jan Matti Dollbaum is a postdoctoral researcher at Bremen University, specializing in activism and civil society in Russia. Ben Noble is lecturer in Russian politics at University College London and an associate fellow at Chatham House. Rob Heaps has worked on stage, screen, and radio on both sides of the Atlantic and has most recently starred in successful American TV series including Imposters, Dare Me, and Good Girls. He can next be seen in the new Netflix legal drama Partner Track due for release later in 2022. His TV work in the UK includes And Then There Were None, Home Fires, and Queens of Mystery, as well as a long list of theater credits in leading UK playhouses such as the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End, and Theatre Royal Bath. Rob initially studied Russian and French at Cambridge University and specialized in Russian literature. He then fell in love with acting and trained at the Russian State Academy in St Petersburg and LAMDA in London.

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