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Opposition leader of Russia's Yabloko Party - Grigory Yavlinsky

Opposition leader of Russia's Yabloko Party - Grigory Yavlinsky

The Interview vor 7 Jahren

Why have Vladimir Putin's opponents failed to make a dent in his strong-man rule?

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By the time Vladimir Putin’s current presidential term ends he
will have dominated Russian politics for a quarter century and
already there’s talk of manoeuvres to ensure his grip on power is
maintained beyond 2024. He is surely the world’s greatest
exponent of strong-man rule. Grigory Yavlinsky, the leader of
Russia's opposition Yabloko Party has spent the Putin years in
thankless, fruitless opposition. Why has his brand of liberal
economics and political reform failed to take root and provide a
convincing alternative to Putin's cocktail of authoritarianism
and nationalism?

(Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky, the leader of Russia's opposition
Yabloko Party in the Hardtalk studio)