Opposition leader of Russia's Yabloko Party - Grigory Yavlinsky
Why have Valdimir Putin鈥檚 opponents failed to make a dent in his strong-man rule? Stephen Sackur talks to the leader of Russia's opposition Yabloko Party - Grigory Yavlinsky
By the time Vladimir Putin鈥檚 current presidential term ends he will have dominated Russian politics for a quarter century and already there鈥檚 talk of manoeuvres to ensure his grip on power is maintained beyond 2024. He is surely the world鈥檚 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)
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