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The Intelligence from The Economist

The Intelligence: Life inside a Russian prison

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

News, Daily News, Global News

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Alexei Navalny was sent to one to die and American journalist Evan Gershkovich is being held in another. Our correspondent reports on the notorious brutality of Russia’s prisons. Without the right policies, undoing years of dependency on oil will take much longer than hoped (11:03). And a tribute to the Israeli luthier who restored violins from the Holocaust (18:53). 


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The Economist.

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Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

1:16.0

I'm your host, Ora Okembi.

1:19.0

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:27.0

Much to the chagrin of climate activists, demand for oil is actually growing.

1:33.0

Undoing dependency on the stuff will take several decades and the right kinds of policies.

1:38.0

One place to start?

1:40.0

Finding ways to at least use oil more efficiently.

1:44.0

And a tribute to Amnon Weinstein,

1:49.0

the Israeli Luthier whose concerts sought to honor the lives of those lost in the Holocaust. But first. Today marks one year since the arrest in Russia of Evan Gerschkovich, an American journalist.

2:18.7

He was accused of spying, a charge vigorously denied by the Wall Street Journal, his employer, the American government, and Mr Gerskovich himself.

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