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A gravesite memorial for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is nearly finished, and mourners are already arriving with flowers

Source: Meduza
Installation of a memorial at Alexei Navalny’s grave in Moscow’s Borisovskoye Cemetery is wrapping up. The memorial is expected to be unveiled soon, the news outlet Sirena <a href="https://t.me/news_sirena/43965" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Manrope, sans-serif;">reported</a>. Many of those who brought flowers had traveled from other cities, <a href="https://t.me/mediazzzona/31548" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Manrope, sans-serif;">according to</a> the outlet Mediazona. On July 1, Navalny’s parents, Lyudmila and Anatoly, along with close friends and supporters, visited the cemetery. Navalny was killed at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony on February 16, 2024. In late 2024, his family <a href="https://meduza.io/news/2024/12/05/my-reshili-chto-budet-pravilno-esli-pamyatnik-my-pridumaem-i-vyberem-vmeste-semya-navalnogo-ob-yavila-konkurs-na-eskiz-memoriala-politiku" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Manrope, sans-serif;">held</a> a competition to design the gravesite memorial. Navalny’s relatives narrowed more than 270 submissions to three finalists, and the public chose the winner by vote.
Installation of a memorial at Alexei Navalny’s grave in Moscow’s Borisovskoye Cemetery is wrapping up. The memorial is expected to be unveiled soon, the news outlet Sirena reported. Many of those who brought flowers had traveled from other cities, according to the outlet Mediazona. On July 1, Navalny’s parents, Lyudmila and Anatoly, along with close friends and supporters, visited the cemetery. Navalny was killed at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony on February 16, 2024. In late 2024, his family held a competition to design the gravesite memorial. Navalny’s relatives narrowed more than 270 submissions to three finalists, and the public chose the winner by vote.
Mediazona