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Navalny dies in prison − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
imageThe legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on.Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images

Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by petition – a tactic that reflects the legacy of Alexei Navalny, the...

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