In Photos: Supporters Pay Tribute to Navalny on Late Opposition Activist’s Birthday
Supporters of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny marked his birthday on Tuesday by laying flowers and holding memorial events across Russia and Europe.
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal opponent who galvanized mass protest movements in Russia, would have turned 48 on this day had he not died in an Arctic prison colony in February.
Navalny's parents and mother-in-law visited a memorial service at her son's grave in Moscow, while his widow Yulia Navalnaya and several of his close allies attended a memorial service for him in Berlin.
Here's a look at photos from throughout the day:
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal opponent who galvanized mass protest movements in Russia, would have turned 48 on this day had he not died in an Arctic prison colony in February.
Navalny's parents and mother-in-law visited a memorial service at her son's grave in Moscow, while his widow Yulia Navalnaya and several of his close allies attended a memorial service for him in Berlin.
Here's a look at photos from throughout the day:
Navalny’s portrait in St. Mary’s Church in Berlin.
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Yulia Navalnaya, Kira Yarmysh, Leonid Volkov and others attended an Orthodox-Protestant service in memory of Navalny at St. Mary’s Church in Berlin.
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Yulia Navalnaya attends the memorial service in his honor on his birthday at St. Mary’s Church in Berlin.
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A woman with a sign reading "No Putin, No War" pinned to her jacket attends the memorial service for Navalny in Berlin.
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Flowers at Navalny’s grave at Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow.
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Priest Dmitry Safronov, who was suspended by the Russian Orthodox Church after he held a memorial service at Navalny’s grave on March 26, held another memorial service at his grave on his birthday.
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Priest Dmitry Safronov and Navalny’s mother Lyudmila Navalnaya.
“Thank you for your remembrance. I think that the same beautiful Russia of the future that Alexei dreamed of so much will come,” Navalnaya told the crowd.
“Thank you for your remembrance. I think that the same beautiful Russia of the future that Alexei dreamed of so much will come,” Navalnaya told the crowd.
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A cat that has frequently been spotted at Navalny's grave site since his burial made an appearance on Tuesday.
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Flowers in memory of Navalny were laid at the monument to victims of political repression in the Russian city of Perm.
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