15 Years Ago, Alexey Naval Became the First Russian on the Cover of Esquire, Using This Magazine as a Poster to Tell the Story of One of the Most Famous Issues in the History of the Publication.

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In November 2011, prior to the election to Gosdumu, the Russian version of Esquire magazine first appeared with a photograph of Russian on the cover. It became Alexei Naval, then an anti-corruption activist and a young politician. The number appeared on time. A month later, protests began in Moscow that made the Naval the largest opposition figure. And the magazine's own issue gained religious status, including because it was used as a poster at…