The Christian faith of Alexei Navalny
By 
Krish Kandiah2024-02-20T12:50:00
Alexei Navalny fearlessly fought against corruption in Russia and was poisoned, imprisoned and now, allegedly murdered by the state. Dr Krish Kandiah asks what we can learn from the life, death and faith of the activist was also an atheist-turned-Christian
News of the death of Alexei Navalny is terribly shocking, entirely unsurprising and extremely challenging.
The 47-year-old lawyer, activist and opposition leader who posed the greatest political threat to President Vladimir Putin in the run-up to the imminent Russian general election was declared dead on February 16.
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