Alexey Navalny

Vitali Shkliarov

Meet the man who volunteered for Obama, worked for Bernie and is now consulting Putin’s opponent

Global Politics

Vitali Shkliarov was mesmerized by Barack Obama’s Berlin speech in 2008, though he didn’t speak English at the time. Shkliarov went on to work for Obama and then Bernie Sanders. Now he’s an adviser in the Russian elections.

Alexey Petrov at the March protest in Irkutsk. The scene reminded him of his own generation 20 yrs ago — before Russians his age became jaded about politics.

Young Russia, adrift from the Kremlin, stands up to Putin

Global Politics