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I used to think that the phrase "a year has passed and there hasn't been a day I didn't remember" was total nonsense
His widow Yulia Navalnaya wrote online I see a lot of fragmentation, a lot of conflicts and misunderstandings,
There are a lot of people in Russia who help the needy and the weak. But at the same time, they do not ask themselves why they have to do it, and why the state does not support them but prevents them from doing it,
I studied history, and I have to draw parallels. It seems to me that, well, unfortunately, it's just going to dissolve. But I don't want to sort of take a pessimistic view like that, it's just a consequence of the fact that we've been living in other countries now for two years,
As we reflect on Navalny’s enduring legacy, we continue to stand with civil society and human rights defenders working tirelessly to build a better future for Russia in the face of immense personal risk,
I see how Alexey’s name inspires people all over the world. They realize that our country is not only war, corruption and repression. Russia is you and me. Those who are not silent. Those who continue to fight,
Navalnaya said in the video There is no one like him anymore,
We reiterate that the ultimate responsibility for his death lies with the Russian authorities.”
Eighteen countries, including several European nations, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, said in a joint statement Sunday One year on, Russia’s dire human rights record continues to deteriorate. The Kremlin crushes peaceful dissent, maintains a climate of fear and undermines the rule of law,
We know exactly what we are fighting for – a future Russia that Alexey dreamed of – free, peaceful, beautiful. It’s possible,
Navalnaya said in a video posted Sunday on her late husband’s YouTube channel We want to see punished those who committed the murder, those who did not help him, and I am sure that some day the truth will win,
she said, her voice breaking But after his poisoning and when he went to prison and after everything awful that had happened all these two years until his death, it became very personal,
I did not expect to see this amount of people,
The light he gave us, we try to safeguard it, so that there is at least something light in Russia left,
I took the decision not to be afraid,
he wrote in his autobiography published after his death As Russia intensifies its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, it also continues its internal repression, targeting those who stand for democracy,
Everyone can do something: protest, write to political prisoners, change the minds of those close to you, support each other. Alexei inspires people … who understand that our country is not just about war, corruption and oppression.”
And of course, the deed he did in coming back to Russia is very significant. But the people who spoke ill of him will continue to do so."
Speaking about Mr Navalny's decision to return to Russia after he was treated for poisoning in Germany, she added Putin succeeded in making it almost impossible for anyone else to perform the same role [as Mr Navalny]." ... No one
This is not the time when they could mount any significant parliamentary challenge to him,