He will go down in history as the most prominent figure in the Russian opposition who opposed President Vladimir Putin. Although he could not face him at the ballot box, his voice was a source of strength for many Russians, and as a result he was targeted as a threat to the Kremlin.
His campaigns He chooses Navalny and his team have exposed corruption scandals at nearly every level of the Russian state, often targeting Putin himself. Survived by poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok and was hospitalized in critical condition.
He spent his final moments in a prison about 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where he had been sentenced to 19 years under a “special regime”. In his last public statement, he spoke of inhumane detention conditions, with little food and exposure to the polar cold.
The 47-year-old lawyer and political activist fueled the protests that took place in Russia in 2011-2012 by campaigning against election fraud and government corruption, investigating Putin’s inner circle.
A highlight of his political career was winning 27% of the vote in a 2013 mayoral race in Moscow. It also made a series of revelations, including the existence of a Black Sea palace built for Putin’s personal use, as well as mansions and yachts used by former president Dmitry Medvedev.
Yes, the video of Putin’s palace published by his team, garnered hundreds of millions of views, with the Kremlin reacting strongly and calling the research “fake”. Since then, Navalny has remained a “thorn” for the Kremlin.
Poisoning and imprisonment
In 2020, Navalny fell into a coma after being poisoned by Russia’s FSB security service and taken to Germany for treatment. The news caused a flurry of international reactions, causing the ruble to fall against the dollar and the euro. Once he recovered, Navalny returned to Russia in January 2021, where was arrested for “violating the terms of his suspension” and was sentenced to the first of his many prison terms, which would total more than 30 years. It is a fact that nobody expected him to be released while Vladimir Putin is alive.
Navalny described the process as “absolute lawlessness”. He even called on his supporters to take to the streets, saying: “Don’t be silent. Resist. Take to the streets – not for me, but for you.” Indeed, his followers organized mass demonstrations across Russia, to which the police responded with violence and the arrest of thousands of citizens.
His death on February 16, 2024, will be seen by Kremlin critics as a political assassination, instigated by Putin himself. After all, Navalny’s harsh treatment reflects the fact that Putin and his regime feared the influence his campaigns had gained. “Putin doesn’t even mention his name, no one in the Kremlin can mention it,” professor Nina Khrushcheva, a specialist in international affairs and great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, told the BBC a few months ago.
It is noted that Vladimir Putin is again a candidate in the presidential elections of Russia. He is the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin, whom he could surpass if he runs for office again in 2030.
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