Thousands of mourners gathered in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny despite a heavy police presence and the threat of detention.
Mourners clapped and chanted Navalny’s name as his coffin arrived at the church where his funeral took place. Others shouted “Putin is a killer” or “no to war.”
Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable opponent, died aged 47 in an Arctic prison on February 16, sparking condemnation from world leaders and accusations from his aides that he had been murdered. The Kremlin has denied any involvement in his death.
Navalny’s team encountered difficulty in retrieving his body from Russian authorities and hiring a venue for his funeral, which was held Friday afternoon at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow’s Maryino district, where the Kremlin critic lived.
They’ll be trucked in from poor villages for barely any money.
Maybe not, when there’s no Putin to order that. Maybe others will be too busy fighting each other over the empty throne
Check out what happened after Stalin died. The same will happen when Putin dies.
What happened?
There was so many people, both trucked in / paid, and visiting, that the funeral procession caused a crowd crush. Official number said something along 100 dead, but most likely it was waaay more.
Well he won the world war.
Lmao not even close.