Marina Litvinenko | A Life in Fragments
Sat 21 Nov 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The photograph of Alexander Litvinenko on his deathbed in November 2006, poisoned by polonium, caused shockwaves around the world. But how did it come to that? And why are the lessons he provided important now, twenty years on? We are honoured that Alexander’s widow Marina Litvinenko brings us answers as she shares her compelling new memoir, A Life in Fragments. Hear the inspirational personal story of how two people got caught up in a struggle against Putin’s regime – and the pressures still faced by Putin’s critics.
In conversation with Sian Kevill.
Venue: TTP Stage (Cambridge Union)
Duration: 1 hour
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Author Biography
Marina Litvinenko was born opposite the Kremlin in 1962 and married Alexander (‘Sasha’) in 1994, but with their lives in danger they fled Russia and claimed political asylum in England in 2000. After his murder in 2006, Marina has campaigned for justice for Sasha and to bring the Putin regime to account. She lives in London.
Chair Biography
Sian Kevill has had a prestigious career as a topflight journalist, editor and programme maker at the BBC where she was Editor of BBC2’s award winning late night current affairs show, Newsnight; before running BBC World News, the BBC’s international news channel. Founder Director of Make Waves, an independent production company specialising in investigative films and international content which has worked with BBC, C4, C5, HBO, A&E, Bloomberg, Channel News Asia, Al Jazeera. During her career, Sian has overseen programmes and documentaries that have won awards from BAFTA, RTS, Monte Carlo, IDFA, ATA as well as a personal award from WITF for her services to UK current affairs
