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Navalny’s friends knew he was willing to become a martyr if that’s what it took to stand up to Putin.

Alexei Navalny’s long struggle against President Putin began with a humorous blog and culminated in repeated demonstrations of his willingness to risk his own life. According to the Russian authorities on Friday, he has now died in prison.

Russia’s leading opposition voice has been silenced.

Other dissident figures went into exile or died in mysterious circumstances over the past decade, leaving Navalny as the last national figure with a dedicated following.

Though he had been arrested many times before, Navalny’s defining moment in the eyes of many Russians came after the attempt to assassinate him with Novichok. He recuperated in the sanctuary of a German hospital but chose to defy Putin and return to Russia in January 2021, knowing full well he would end up in prison.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Did he really need to sacrifice himself for that?

Is there seriously anyone who was in denial until they learned about Navalny?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, yes. Russian State Media is the only source of information for a lot of "normal" Russians. Although that sadly also means that his sacrifice most likely won't have a large impact on the Russian political landscape.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Then it's worse than I thought.

Kind of strange that a culture with so many pariahs seems to also have a stranglehold on any dissent.

I guess China is the same way, so I shouldn't be surprised.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Villaviciencio here in Ecuador also sacrificed himself. Yes, people do that...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

Yes, but this is Navalny in Russia.