Thousands Gather in Moscow for Funeral of Slain Putin Critic Alexei Navalny
Ceremony for Putin’s fiercest domestic critic draws well-wishers despite Kremlin’s warning against ‘unauthorized gatherings.’
Thousands of Russians turned out on March 1 for the funeral of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition figure who died abruptly earlier this month—at age 47—in an Arctic penal colony.
Surrounded by police, mourners chanted Mr. Navalny’s name in unison outside the Moscow church where the funeral was held.
An outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mr. Navalny died suddenly on Feb. 16, sparking accusations from his supporters—and a host of Western leaders—that he had been murdered by the Russian authorities.
The Kremlin, for its part, has steadfastly denied any state involvement in his death, the causes of which have yet to be determined.
According to Mr. Navalny’s supporters, his death certificate states that he died of natural causes.
A photograph posted on social media showed Mr. Navalny’s body inside a flower-strewn coffin as his grieving father and mother—the latter wearing a black headscarf—sat nearby.
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