Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny walked out of a Moscow detention center on Friday and promised that Russia’s opposition will continue to challenge President Vladimir Putin, uncowed by last week’s killing of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.
But Navalny and other opposition leaders face a tough task getting their message out beyond Russia’s small urban middle-class, especially as they are largely kept off state media and often quarrel amongst themselves.
Wearing a dark jacket and jeans, his face unshaven, Navalny was released after serving 15 days for handing out leaflets in the Moscow metro to promote a protest rally.
He said he would go …read more
Source: Newsweek
