Russian opposition politician and former Duma deputy
The Royal Exchange’s 50th anniversary season has a central question of home. Rory Mullarkey’s play, staged in James Macdonald’s production, traverses Manchester’s history from 19th‑century poverty to 1996 city life, united by a post‑IRA bomb moment; it suggests future hope amid fragile identities.
Nadezhdin has been taken to a police station in Dolgoprudny, near Moscow, with authorities offering unclear charges as he pursues a bid in Septembers State Duma elections. A foreign-agent designation and prior disqualification attempts loom over his campaign.