A fervent Russian opposition movement continues in Chicago and beyond — its work continuing in the wake of the recent death of Alexei Navalny,
Elena Kaspirovich, second from right, and other mourners light candles during a vigil for Russian political opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Wrigley Building plaza in Chicago on Feb. 16, 2024. Navalny, who was serving a 19-year prison sentence, was declared dead by Russia’s prison agency. “It was just so horrible that my country could start a war with neighbors,” recalled the 28-year-old Chicago resident, who was born in Russia and lived there during the invasion. “It was a nightmare.
“Right now, it is necessary to show our cooperation against this war,” he said. “And the main beneficiary of this — Vladimir Putin.”, who remained a steadfast critic of Putin even after surviving poisoning by a Soviet-era nerve agent several years ago as well as multiple prison sentences.on the day Navalny’s death was announced. “What has happened to Navalny is yet more proof of Putin’s brutality. No one should be fooled — not in Russia, not at home, not anywhere in the world.
Some carried signs declaring “You can kill Navalny but not the opposition — we are here” and “Shame on the Kremlin murderers.” “It took time for me to accept that police who were at our protest were not there as an enemy but as a protector,” she said. “You have freedom of speech. You are able to gather and do what you want. It was a very unusual experience .”
Lifanov’s family has Ukrainian ancestry; he said Putin’s racist messages had the opposite effect, making him “a strong patriot of Ukraine over the years.” “The Kremlin propagates myths that Russia is a ‘normal, great country,’ that Putin is a reasonable individual, and that it’s possible to negotiate with him,” he said. “Carlson’s ‘interview’ with Putin was deeply disappointing. For two hours, the former KGB officer, who is a Machiavellian personality, filled the minds of unsuspecting Americans with falsehoods about the real Russia.”
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