Was Navalny’s sacrifice worth it? In February, dissident leader Alexei Navalny died in a Russian 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.
Regime - A system or way of doing things, especially an authoritarian one.
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.
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.