US EditionA year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader
- Aleksei Navalny, a prominent opposition leader, died in a Russian prison on February 16, 2024, after being sentenced to years in harsh conditions for alleged extremism charges.
- A year after Alexei Navalny's death on February 16, 2024, young Russians show indifference toward his legacy, with 37 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds claiming they know nothing about him or his work, according to Denis Volkov, director of the Levada Center.
- Russian authorities continue to suppress Navalny's supporters, sentencing his lawyers and allies to prison.
- While many young Russians avoid discussing politics, Navalny's supporters still remember him as a figure who spoke the truth and opposed President Vladimir Putin.
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For years, Navalny was Vladimir Putin's main political rival, but now the opposition in Russia is weaker than ever.
The memory of the deceased Kremlin opponent Alexey Navalny lives. At his grave in Moscow people laid flowers despite threatening punishments and police observation. Whoever stylizes Navalny as a model or supports his anti-corruption fund FBK risks many years of imprisonment. His movement against the widespread bribery culture and abuse of power is forbidden in Russia. After Navalny's death the laws against dissidents were further tightened. His …
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Opposition adrift without Putin foe
RUSSIA | ONE YEAR SINCE DEATH OF NAVALNY
A Year after Navalny’s Death, the Russian Opposition Struggles without Its Charismatic Leader
The stunning news came in a terse statement from the Russian penitentiary service a year ago: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in the Arctic Circle penal colony where he was serving a prison sentence.
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der Standard DEHundreds of people came to the grave of the Kremlin critic in Moscow. The human rights organization Memorial speaks of another 785 political prisoners
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