Europe – Page 336 – Prologue Journal

A Timeline of Aleksei Navalny’s Political Career in Russia

New York Times Starting as an anticorruption blogger, Mr. Navalny mobilized a generation of young Russians and rose to prominence for investigations into the country’s elite. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-career-russia.html

How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later

New York Times The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/arts/music/paul-mccartney-bass-guitar-found.html

Kylian Mbappé, P.S.G. and the Dangers of a Loveless Marriage

New York Times The relationship between a superstar and his hometown club has always felt transactional. Did either side get what they wanted? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/kylian-mbappe-real-madrid.html

Zelensky and Other EU Leaders React to Word of Aleksei Navalny’s Death

New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Aleksei Navalny, the Russian dissident, “was killed by Putin, like thousands of others.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-reactions-eu.html

Aleksei Navalny’s Wife Makes Dramatic Appearance After Reports of His Death

New York Times In a surprise address in Munich, Yulia Navalnaya said that if her husband, Aleksei A. Navalny, was dead, those responsible “will be brought to justice.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-wife-munich.html

Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies in Prison, Russian Authorities Say

New York Times The opposition leader, who was poisoned in 2020, had spent months in isolation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-dead-russia.html

Zelensky Heads to Berlin and Paris to Shore Up Support as U.S. Wavers

New York Times The Ukrainian leader is expected to sign security agreements and seek to push the European leaders to help bolster aid as concerns over U.S. funding grows. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/zelensky-europe-berlin-paris.html

Rishi Sunak Back in Hot Seat After Parliamentary Election Losses

New York Times With a general election looming, the Conservatives’ loss of two seats in Britain’s Parliament probably won’t be enough to cause another party coup. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/rishi-sunak-british-elections-conservatives.html

Friday Briefing

New York Times A March trial date for Donald Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/briefing/trump-trial-israel-hospital-raid.html

Life Imitates Art as a ‘Master and Margarita’ Movie Stirs Russia

New York Times An American director’s adaptation of the beloved novel is resonating with moviegoers, who may recognize some similarities in its satire of authoritarian rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html