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"Reports of the death of Russia’s most famous opposition leader, Alexei
Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected. It
draws a line under Russia’s political development over the past two decades by
highlighting that a challenge from within is no longer possible.
Navalny was the last public politician to pose a real challenge to the Kremlin,
but his attempt to overthrow the regime failed long before what appears to be
his untimely death in prison.
His unrealistic calculations about the impact of his return to Russia in 2021
led to the dismantling of the remnants of any organised opposition that was not
sanctioned – and controlled – by the Russian state.
Navalny ended up in prison, his supporters arrested or fled abroad. As a
result, when the invasion of Ukraine came, there were very few street protests
against it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
