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Alexei Navalny wears a plaid shirt and looks a bit startled with his eyes widened at the camera.

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s health warrants ‘justified, grave concern,’ says his adviser

Leaders

Vladimir Milov tells The World that after the third week of Navalny’s hunger strike in prison, “there is a grave danger to his health.”

Vladimir Putin walks between two rows of people clapping their hands and taking photos with their cell phones

20 years of Putin in power: A timeline

Conflict & Justice
Amid evidence of widespread fraud during Russia's 2011 parliamentary elections, thousands took to the streets to protest. The Kremlin has since learned its lesson, say analysts.

Putin’s Russia promises its fairest elections now that it’s largely dismantled the opposition

Global Politics
Supporters of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov continue to leave flowers on the bridge where he was shot down more than two weeks ago, within view of the Kremlin.

Growing doubts that Chechens are behind the Nemtsov assassination

Global Politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 5, 2015.

Putin isn’t just trolling for votes. His dislike of the West is real

Global Politics

Protesters question fairness of Putin’s electoral victory in Russia

Russians who stood united against Vladimir Putin awoke on Monday to their new political reality. Putin was re-elected. While thousands took to the streets to protest the election, they’re also realistic. Many are trying to answer the question, now what?

How Fair Was Russia’s Election?

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Laura Lynch checks back in with a group of volunteer election monitors in Moscow. They worked hard to try to ensure that polling in their precinct was free and fair, and they say they were successful, for the most part.

The World

Moscow Protesters Defy Rally Ban

Global Politics

Police and elite interior troops have been patrolling Moscow a day after the biggest opposition rally in years in protest at alleged election fraud.