Even in death, Alexei Navalny hasn’t given up the fight against corruption in Russia

In his posthumous memoir, Patriot, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote – “If they do finally whack me, the book will be my memorial.”

Though his voice has fallen silent, his wife Yulia Navalnaya is sharing his message. She now leads the movement her husband started, fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.

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