9 episodes

In 2015 Putin’s number one public enemy, Boris Nemtsov, was shot and killed in front of the Kremlin. He was a relentless critic of Putin, corruption, and war in Ukraine. Then, he was assassinated. His daughter, journalist Zhanna Nemtsova, and co-host Ben Rhodes tell his story to find out what happened to an entire country – and what happens next. Is another Russia possible?

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In 2015 Putin’s number one public enemy, Boris Nemtsov, was shot and killed in front of the Kremlin. He was a relentless critic of Putin, corruption, and war in Ukraine. Then, he was assassinated. His daughter, journalist Zhanna Nemtsova, and co-host Ben Rhodes tell his story to find out what happened to an entire country – and what happens next. Is another Russia possible?

    Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

    Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

    Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again: Become the first city in Southern California to legalize commercial weed cultivation. Subscribe to Dreamtown to hear episode two right now, wherever you get your podcasts.

    • 33 min
    Introducing Pod Save the UK: Protest, Eurovision and Showgirls

    Introducing Pod Save the UK: Protest, Eurovision and Showgirls

    While we were busy being dazzled by glittery crowns and golden coaches…did the authorities sneak in and steal away our rights? New laws have given the police wide ranging powers to arrest protestors - scuppering the plans of anti-monarchy protestors to demonstrate against the Coronation. Instead they were arrested, detained and then released without charge - after the event was safely over. Nish and Coco ask barrister and activist Paul Powlesland and ask what happened to the British love of freedom?

    Plus find out why a PSUK listener spent 15 hours outside his local polling station; why the Coronation gave Coco ‘Showgirls’ vibes; why Coco can't wait for Eurovision; and why Labour and the Lib Dems are in danger of being ‘vagina adjacent’.

    Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media.

    • 51 min
    A Mountain Of Flowers

    A Mountain Of Flowers

    Zhanna recounts the night of her father’s assassination. In the days following, there is a massive memorial march through the center of Moscow and Boris Nemtsov becomes a symbol of opposition to Putin. Years later, Zhanna reflects on what her father’s story means for Russia today.

    If you want to learn more about the stories of Russians who are standing up to autocracy and how you can help support their work, check out https://nemtsovfund.org/en/RussiansForChange/

    • 34 min
    National Traitor

    National Traitor

    Putin annexes Crimea and Nemtsov goes hard in his opposition to the war in Ukraine. Banners with Nemtsov’s face on them calling him a “national traitor” line the streets of Moscow. Zhanna tries to persuade her father to leave Russia.

    If you want to learn more about the stories of Russians who are standing up to autocracy and how you can help support their work, check out https://nemtsovfund.org/en/RussiansForChange/

    • 33 min
    March of the Millions

    March of the Millions

    As Putin tightens his grip on the Kremlin, Boris Nemtsov tries to build an opposition movement. He joins forces with a young and tenacious leader named Alexei Navalny. Their alliance culminates in the biggest protest Russia has seen since the days of the Soviet Union. It also sparks a brutal crackdown.

    If you want to learn more about the stories of Russians who are standing up to autocracy and how you can help support their work, check out https://nemtsovfund.org/en/RussiansForChange/

    • 32 min
    A Cat In A Sack

    A Cat In A Sack

    The oligarchs install Vladimir Putin to replace Yeltsin as the president. But it soon becomes clear Putin has no interest in being the lapdog of the rich and powerful. Boris Nemtsov goes into opposition and starts to face the consequences.

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
569 Ratings

569 Ratings

Ana5468 ,

Very illuminating

This podcast gave me a very good notion of how Russia came to embark in this current trajectory. I found it because Vladimir Kara-Murza mentioned Boris Nemtsov as a very important person in his life and had a notion that he had been murdered, but I dis not know his story.

Sunset1374 ,

Absolutely loved it!

Listened from first episode to last and it kept me interested the whole time. I hope there are more of these podcasts as like many of us know nothing of Russia and would like to learn the real truths. Thank you for sharing this story.

Jgood16 ,

Surprisingly gripping!

I mostly started this show because of my love of Crooked media, and I didn’t expect to be so engaged. I listened to it all in two days. The universal is often best told through the personal, and through this personal story, you can see the emergence of the universal techniques of autocracy and get a better understanding of what Russia could have been and what it has become.

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