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![]() ![]() Yet there is a darker side to him, some say. The Russian president refuses to refer to him by name even to this day, typically calling him "that gentleman". ![]() That helped cement Navalny's identity as a powerful opponent of Vladimir Putin and elevated him in the eyes of the West. Many outside Russia came to know him from the Oscar-winning, self-titled documentary based on the events related to his poisoning with a nerve agent in Russia and the subsequent investigation in 2020. What identity is paramount depends on who you ask, explains Jade McGlynn a researcher specialising in Russian politics at King's College London.įor Russian supporters – mostly social media-savvy young people – Navalny is a rare figurehead for anti-establishment feeling. Speaking in court recently, Navalny added yet another face to his character by urging his fans to campaign against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is currently in prison in Russia on charges of extremism, which supporters say are politically motivated. The 45-year-old is a lawyer turned blogger, YouTuber, protest organiser, anti-corruption activist and face of Russia's opposition. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers standing behind a glass of the cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow on Feb. Racist or revolutionary: The complex legacy of Alexei Navalny ![]()
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