Alexei Navalny Sacrificed Himself to Show Russia That Putin Is a Monster
Alexei Navalny Sacrificed Himself to Show Russia That Putin Is a Monster
Navalny’s friends knew he was willing to become a martyr if that’s what it took to stand up to Putin.
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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Everybody know that Putin is a monster, except for the Russians. They need a revolution!
They know. They just don't care because he's "their" monster. Nothing will change in the wake of Nelvany's death.
This is a harsh lesson in allowing the cult of personality into a democratic election. Everyone should have learned from Hitler's example but memories are apparently short lived. Now we have people like Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump and a world war is inevitable.
That didn't end well last time though
I mean, they deposed a monarch, so that's good.
It sadly did end. Now another fucking imperialist is in charge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_empire
At its peak, their empire was roughly the same size as the British Empire, 35 million square kilometers. Slightly more than half of it was just Russia, though, of course, which makes this a bit of an orange vs apples thing. But USSR definitely had an empire-like thing going on.