Among the ranks of history’s great protestors, Alexei Navalny writes: “I knew from the outset that I would be imprisoned for life,” he wrote, “either for the rest of my life, or until the end of the life of this regime…”
Navalny died at the age of 47 in dubious circumstances at a Siberian detention center on February 16, 2024.
It is publicly unclear to this day what exactly happened — whether his untimely demise was sped-up, or if the miserable conditions in which he was kept killed him. In any case, Russia did not shy from ultimately exterminating him, one way or the other, careless to the eyes of an entire world watching.
The European Union publicly condemned Russia, pointing a finger directly at Vladimir Putin and citing his “ultimate responsibility” for Navalny’s death.
He had been sentenced for “extremism”.
Recently, his widow, Yulia, published his memoirs: Patriot.
In Moscow, circa 1,500 Russians, including the elderly and children, gathered at his grave despite the February freeze, to attend a prayer reading and lay flowers.
The Kremlin warned people not to go.
Navalny’s mother, Lydumila, has said that she has been pushing for an investigation into his death, but has no news.
Only last month, Russia jailed three lawyers who defended Navalny on an extremism charge for passing on his messages from prison, prompting international condemnation.
Secret documents suggest Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned in prison-The Insider
