10 maart: boekpresentatie & interview met Mikhail Fishman (TV Rain)

Evenement in het Engels

Dear friends of Pegasus,

On March 10, Leiden University will host a public interview with Mikhail Fishman to mark the publication of his book The Successor, a meticulously researched biography of the murdered politician Boris Nemtsov and a gripping analysis of Russia’s failed attempt to become a liberal democracy. For the English-language edition, Fishman has written a new epilogue addressing the killing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

After a brief introduction by the author, journalist Eva Hartog will lead a conversation with Fishman, followed by an audience Q&A.

Attendees can purchase a hard copy of The Successor at our booth and have it signed by the author. The event will be live streamed as well; the link to the livestream will be added on the website of Leiden University. 

The Successor. Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin and the Decline of Modern Russia
Mikhail Fishman. Translated by Michele A. Berdy. Pushkin Press, 800 pp., hardcover, ISBN 9781782277255, € 49,95

Link to the book!

When: Tuesday, March 10 2026
Time: 16:00-18:00
Location: Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, Room 3.46, 2511 DP The Hague

Admission is free, but make sure to register in advance on the website of Leiden University. 

Mikhail Fishman
Mikhail Fishman is a well-known Russian journalist and TV presenter who has chronicled Russia’s political life since the late 1990s. He was editor-in-chief of Russian Newsweek from 2008 to 2010, and of The Moscow Times from 2015 to 2017. Since 2010, he has worked for the independent TV station TV Rain, anchoring their weekly wrap-up news show. He now works from Amsterdam.

Eva Hartog
Eva Hartog is a Dutch-Russian journalist. She served as editor-in-chief of the English-language newspaper The Moscow Times from 2017 to 2019 and has written extensively on Russia for the Dutch weekly De Groene Amsterdammer. She now works for Politico, where she covers Russia and autocracies worldwide.