nadya tolokonnikova, welcome to hardtalk. hi.prise at all vladimir putin appears to have got the approval of the russian people for the new constitutional arrangement which could in theory see him be the elected president of russia all the way through to 2036. what is your reaction to that? well, you know what? they printed the new constitution and they put it in the book shops before the election. so you may see that this election did not mean anything and it was rigged from the very beginning. well, it is a heartbreaking number, isn't it? 2036. but i feel like guys like vladimir putin feel like it is a matter of life and death to them to be in power. they've already committed so many crimes, they cannot leave. that is why he is trying to stay in power. there was some discussion amongst the opponents of putin in russia about whether the best thing is to just not recognise the legitimacy of the referendum at all, or to go to the polls and vote no. which did you feel was the better option for those who oppose putin? well, i person