Masha Gessen on Alexei Navalny, the End of Autocracy, and Human Solidarity
In August 2020, Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader, was nearly killed by an artificial neurotoxin in an apparent Kremlin assassination attempt. Navalny returned to Russia in January after recuperating in Germany and was sentenced to 32 months in a prison labor colony. Thousands of Russians have been arrested in protests following his imprisonment. In an interview with reporter Devan Tatlow, journalist, author, and dissident Masha Gessen discussed Navalny’s