How navalny became Navalny: The photos that capture 17 years of activism, investigations, campaigning, and zeal

On February 2, a Moscow court incarcerated Alexey Navalny, making him not only Russia's most outspoken opposition politician and most serious opponent to Vladimir Putin but also the country's most famous political prisoner. Drawing heavily on work by Evgeny Feldman, Meduza studied photo archives to recall how Navalny went from a young Moscow activist and blogger in the mid-2000s to the international figure he is today. His journey, which features arrests, political campaigns, criminal cases, assaults, and a near-fatal poisoning, hasn't been easy. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/02/05/how-navalny-became-navalny