The Successor: The Story of Boris Nemtsov and the Country Where He Didn’t Become President - Part 2

The story of Boris Nemtsov, Russia's prominent opposition politician assassinated in 2015, is deeply intertwined with pivotal moments of contemporary Russian history. It is also strikingly relevant today, as the world grapples with Vladimir Putin’s disastrous war in Ukraine and Russia’s dramatic loss of freedom. In Part 2 of our conversation with journalist Mikhail Fishman, we discuss Nemtsov’s relationship with Putin, the roots of Putin’s obsession with Ukraine, and Nemtsov’s legacy. Find more information and show notes here:

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The Successor: The Story of Boris Nemtsov and the Country Where He Didn’t Become President - Part 2 is an episode from The Russia File by Wilson Center.

This episode is 00:26:33 long.

This episode was published on Jul 29, 2022.

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