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Iron Bars And 'Iron Feliks'
Aleksei Navalny has been sent to prison -- apparently to a facility in the Vladimir region that former inmates describe in chilling terms. Back in Moscow, a vote on whether to return Soviet secret-police founder Feliks Dzerzhinsky's statue to Lubyanka Square or put up a monument to medieval prince Aleksandr Nevsky was abruptly canceled. Irina Lagunina, director of special projects at RFE/RL's Russian Service, joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss.
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April 22, 2024
After The Vote: The Effects Of U.S. Aid For Ukraine
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April 08, 2024
The War And Terror
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March 25, 2024
A Horrific Postelection Attack
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March 11, 2024
Putin's Power Prolonged
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March 04, 2024
Weapons And War