Monat: Januar 2021
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Navalny in prison – as insignificant as Khodorkovsky was?
A few words about Navalny, possibly being locked away for a long time. Many compare this to the fate of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was ten years in prison, from 2003 to 2013. Though he still has some influence, he’s far away from being a political force to really reckon today. Will that be the future…
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Navalny’s return, his arrest and the protest.
Some first thoughts. 1. Navalny in Germany had to make a difficult choice: to stay in exile, healthy and alive, but becoming insignificant or to return to stay significant (and may be even rise more), but under risk for his freedom and life. 2. I can’t imaging that Navalny and his team thought that his…