Navalny's stand shows Putin a new generation of freedom seekers are no longer prepared to flee
Ever since news broke of Alexey Navalny's arrest and subsequent imprisonment by the Russian government, one question I have heard frequently was, "Why did he go back?"
Navalny had previously survived an assassination attempt by poisoning from the Russian government which it denies, and then recovered in a safe foreign country, so why would he go back to Russia?
For many observers, there was just no logic to him going back to the country on January 17 to face almost inevitable arrest.
However, what they may not understand is what happens inside the mind of a person like Navalny who decides to speak truth to power.… Seguir leyendo »