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Grigory Yavlinsky - Russian Opposition Leader, Yabloko Party

Stephen Sackur speaks to Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky, whose brand of liberal economics and political reform failed to take root in opposition to Vladimir Putin.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky. By the time Vladimir Putin’s current presidential term ends, he will have dominated Russian politics for a quarter-century. Grigory Yavlinsky has spent the Putin years in thankless, fruitless opposition, as his brand of liberal economics and political reform has failed to take root. Is it because, unlike Putin, he doesn’t speak to Russia’s heart?

30 minutes

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Grigory Yavlinsky

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