Navalny, A Documentary Film Screening and Discussion

Alexei Navalny, Russian anti-corruption and pro-democracy activist, died in a Siberian prison camp on February 16, 2024. In August 2020, Navalny was poisoned with Novichok—a nerve agent only used by Russian security agencies. He survived, and in collaboration with investigative journalists, outed the members of the Kremlin's kill-team who had poisoned him. He returned to his home city of Moscow on January 17, 2021, and was immediately arrested.  Between his poisoning and his imprisonment, Navalny agreed to be the subject of a documentary film Canadian director Daniel Roher.

• Why did Navalny return to Russia, knowing that he would be targeted again?
• How did he uncover the details of the plot to kill him?
• Why was his irreverent, joyous creativity so dangerous for President Putin?
• What do we do with the message Navalny and Roher left?

A moderated discussion will follow the film screening.  Contact details for letter-writing campaigns will be available at a reception after the screening.

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This event is being co-sponsored by the:

• ASU Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
• Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations