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We had filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov on again to talk Russian politics in the age of war and global realignment. Does the “Russian Idea” have anything to offer? Is there something there that’s unique? Can the Russian people be convinced to be enthusiastic about a centralized capitalism?

Andrei was recently arrested and bizarrely held in detention for several months for accidentally filming in front of an FSB building. We had him on before to talk about Russian politics and culture. Check out our eps: History's Revenge and Tarkovsky, a Soviet artist. And be sure to check out Andrei’s great films, including his doc Case and The Magnitsky Act – Behind the Scenes. This last film caused a huge scandal in America and Europe and was the focus of a long and sleazy largely successful attempt by Bill Browder to smear Andrei and to censor the film. Watch it online here.

—Yasha

Some notes…

* Evgenia and I recently talked about her time in Moscow and her thoughts on what to her feels like the dawn of a new era for Russian society.

* The “codex” for a new Russia Evgenia mentioned can be read about here.

* Evgenia talked about syncretism being attempted in Russia, including bringing together Soviet and Russian Orthodox iconography…like in the new Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces. Here are some photos: