A recording of my presentation at the "Democracy in Crisis" seminar 16th of November 2024 in Oslo at the House of Literature. The presentation is in Norwegian.

For local audiences, join us for a live seminar at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo 16. november. Sign up for free at https://www.litteraturhuset.no/nb/arrangement/demokratiet-i-krise For global audiences, here is a summary of the current democratic crisis we are living through and all its many aspects. I also discuss why democracy is worth fighting for and what we can do to meet the current crisis. Why is democracy under attack from within as well as from authoritarian dictatorships in other countries? What has happened to the electorate in democracies that leads many of them to elect authoritarians?

Discussion with a Russian dissident about the rhetoric of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin from 2021-2023. We cover four sentencing speeches by Alexei Navalny, as well as sentencing speeches by Vladimir Kara-Murza, Memorial leader Oleg Orlov, and student activist Darya Kozyreva. A three part discussion. This episode covers the aftermath of Navalny's death and the current disorganized and chaotic state of the Russian opposition. We discuss four speeches by Oleg Orlov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Darya Kozyreva and the possible way forward to a free and democratic Russia.

00:00 Aftermath of Navalny's death and introducing Oleg Orlov
00:50 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (English)
10:39 Oleg Orlov's sentencing speech (Russian)
19:50 Reaction and Analysis
32:20 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (English)
36:14 Vladimir Kara-Murza's sentencing speech (Russian)
39:25 Reaction and Analysis
1:00:46 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (English)
1:03:40 Kara-Murza on Lessons Not Learned (Russian)
1:05:40 The current disorganized state of the Russian opposition
1:14:47 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (English)
1:18:58 Darya Kozyreva sentencing speech (Russian)
1:22:27 The need for organization and acknowledging the sadness of a lost country