Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a reminder of literature’s true purpose
The posthumous memoir is a bittersweet portrait of Russia’s most prominent opposition figure.
- by Kurt Johnson
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Vladimir Putin unlikely to have ordered death of Alexei Navalny, US official says
The intelligence community has found “no smoking gun” that the Russian president was aware of the timing of Navalny’s death or that he directly ordered it.
- by Aamer Madhani
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Putin's Russia
Putin parades his ‘rivals’ at Red Square victory concert
The Russian president said he supported an idea, discussed before Alexei Navalny’s death, of exchanging the opposition figure for Russians imprisoned in the West.
- by Dasha Litvinova and Emma Burrows
Putin poised to rule Russia for six more years after an election with no real choices
Navalny’s team are asking Russians to flock to polling stations Sunday at noon local time across the country’s 11 time zones to demonstrate their discontent with Putin’s rule.
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Putin's Russia
Crowds turn out in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Supporters gathered to bid farewell to Alexei Navalny at a funeral in Moscow following his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony.
- by Dasha Litvinova and Katie Marie Davies
Navalny was close to being freed in swap before he was killed, ally says
Maria Pevchikh said talks about exchanging Navalny and two US nationals for Vadim Krasikov, a Russian hit man in jail in Germany, were in their final stages.
- by Andrew Osborn and Filipp Lebedev
Navalny’s body returned to his mother, spokeswoman says
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly in prison, has been handed over to his mother, his spokeswoman said on Saturday.
‘They are blackmailing me’: Navalny’s mother in fight over son’s remains
The mother of Alexei Navalny says Russian officials are putting pressure on her to secretly bury the body of her son, Vladimir Putin’s top political rival.
- by The Associated Press
Why performance bonuses for teachers may not work
The suggestion to link performance to bonuses may not produce the intended outcomes and may actually hinder the retention of good teachers
US-based ballerina detained in Russia over $US50 to Ukrainian charity
Ksenia Karelina, 33, has been charged with treason after returning to Russia to visit family.
- by Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova
Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Vladimir Putin’s new enemy?
Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia, previously steered clear of public politics, stressing her role as supporting her husband. After his death, she wants revenge.
- by Andrew Osborn
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