Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny
Alexei Anatolievich Navalnyis a Russian lawyer, political and financial activist, and politician. Since 2009, he has gained prominence in Russia, and in the Russian and international media, as a critic of corruption and of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has organized large-scale demonstrations promoting democracy and attacking political corruption, Putin, and Putin's political allies; he has run for a political office on the same platform. In 2012, The Wall Street Journal described him as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most"...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionActivist
CountryRussian Federation
The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against him, struggle against him.
The questioning is a stupid formality aimed exclusively at preventing us from speaking at the demonstration.
We need a real tent city in the heart of Moscow.
When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.
I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.
Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.
People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.'
When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy.
Putin has reversed all the liberalizing reforms carried out by his predecessor.
Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue.
Without any doubt, I am striving for power.
We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev can no longer attend concerts by his favorite group Deep Purple without having to fear that the musicians will wear T-shirts with Pussy Riot written on them.
People hate politicians. And I can understand why.