A year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader

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 …

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.

Russians risk reprisals to visit Navalny grave on death anniversary

Russia has still not fully explained the circumstances of his death.

Hundreds of people came to the grave of the Kremlin critic in Moscow. The human rights organization Memorial speaks of another 785 political prisoners