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Podcast | Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, died in a remote Arctic prison on Feb. 16, sparking an outpouring of grief among his supporters and Russians who hope for a democratic, peaceful future.
Trump. Indian food. Matthew Perry. And books, books, books. Excerpts from letters obtained by The New York Times show the Russian opposition leader's active mind, even amid brutal prison conditions
Alexei Navalny told friends that the prison conditions he was enduring before his death had not changed since the time of the Soviet gulags.
Alexei Navalny was very much the face of the opposition in Russia. Now that he has died in prison, will the movement he helped build, survive? Navalny's widow, who lives in exile, has vowed to carry on his work. The World's Marco Werman spoke to Mikhail Fishman, who is a Russian journalist and TV commentator for TV Rain.
Alexei Navalny was able to send hundreds of handwritten letters, thanks to the curious digitalization of the Russian prison system, a relic of a brief burst of liberal reform in the middle of Vladimir Putin’s 24-year rule.