daniel roher: ok, we're going, guys? both: yeah. daniel roher: ok, so alexei, i want to talk about something that we sort of touched on this morning. and you might hate this, but i really want you to think about it. if you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the russian people? alexei navalny: oh, come on, daniel. no, no way. it's like you're making a movie for the case of my death. like, again, i'm ready to answer your question, but please let it be in another movie, movie number two. let's make a thriller out of this movie. and in this case i would be killed, let's make a boring movie of memory. [suspenseful music] [speaking russian] reporter: alexei navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. reporter: what to do with navalny presents a conundrum for the kremlin-- let him go and risk looking weak, or lock him up knowing it could turn him into a political martyr. reporter: mr. navalny, aren't you afraid? reporter: [speaking russian] alexei navalny: [speaking russian] reporter:

daniel roher: were there not a couple of nazi guys at that march?sieg heiler would be a different category that you would not want to associate with or march beside? alexei navalny: well, in the normal world, in the normal political system, of course, i would never be in the same political party with them, but we are creating coalition, broader coalition, to fight authoritarian regime just to achieve the situation where everyone can participate in election. daniel roher: because a lot of politicians will be uncomfortable even associating or being in the same photograph with one of these guys. alexei navalny: no. daniel roher: you're comfortable with that? alexei navalny: i'm ok with that. and i consider it's my political superpower. i can talk to everyone. anyway, well, they are citizens of russian federation. and if i want to fight putin, if i want to be a leader of a country, i cannot just ignore the huge part of it. well, there are a lot of people who call themselves nationalists. ok, let's discuss it. we live in the country when they are poisoni