Was Navalny’s sacrifice worth it? In February, Russian dissident leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He had spent his adult life fighting the Putin regime.
The man who died for democracy
Never a quitter: According to Russian authorities, Navalny took a short walk at his Siberian penal colony before collapsing and ultimately dying on 16 February this year. Glossary
Vladimir Putin - Russia’s ruler since 2000. He is a strong opponent of the West.
Corruption - When someone abuses their power for personal gain. It often involves bribery.
Liberal - Liberalism is a school of political thought that stresses individual liberty. Liberals believe that society should not try to impose values or behaviours on individuals but should be tolerant of different lifestyles. A leading exponent of liberal thought was the 19th-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, the author of the classic work On Liberty.
Nationalist - A person who believes strongly that their country is better than all others.
Ruble - The Russian currency. It was the first currency in Europe to be decimalised, in 1704.
Novichok - A group of nerve agents, most infamously used in the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK in 2018.
FSB - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is a federal executive body responsible for counterintelligence, antiterrorism, and surveillance of the military.
Arctic Circle - An imaginary line drawn around the most northern part of the world. It is one of the two very cold areas of the Earth near the poles.