Daily: PUTIN’S NEMESIS? Navalny’s Big Gamble, with Luke Harding

<p>When opposition figurehead and recovered Novichok target <strong>Alexei Navalny</strong> flew back to Russia to lead democracy protests, he took an enormous personal risk, of which instant imprisonment was only a part. Could Navalny’s mix of street demos and slick social media mockery really destabilise Putin’s regime? <strong>Luke Harding</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Luke-Harding/Shadow-State--Murder-Mayhem-and-Russias-Remaking-of-the-West/24890213" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Shadow State : Murder, Mayhem and Russia's Remaking of the West</em></a>, explains the background to Navalny’s gamble…&nbsp;and the meaning of the casino, nightclub and “aqua-discotheque” in ‘Putin’s Palace’.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>“<em>Navalny shone a light on corruption – not just by Putin, but his friends.”&nbsp;</em></li><li>“<em>Navalny</em>’<em>s return to Russia was one of the bravest things I</em>’<em>ve ever seen.”&nbsp;</em></li><li>“<em>Putin is a dictator. It</em>’<em>s a tired old show that Russians are tired of watching.”&nbsp;</em></li><li>“<em>Navalny</em>’<em>s popularity is clearly growing. If you can get people to protest in minus fifty, you must be cutting through.” &nbsp;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic&nbsp; and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>The Bunker is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>