Navalny and the Russian Election. An Interview with Matthew Blackburn

In this week’s episode we will discuss the recent Russian election. For this episode Anton Golovko Hjälm has interviewed Matthew Blackburn, who is a researcher at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University. We will discuss how we can view the Russian election and why elections are held. Furthermore we will talk about the different kinds of opposition, the functions of the same and the importance of Navalny.

Broadcasters: Anton Golovko Hjälm, Kerstin Sigvardsson, Matthew Blackburn