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Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A year after Alexei Navalny’s return, Putin’s crackdown has left Russians silenced

Regina Smyth
An opposition activist holds the Russian Constitution book in front of the monument to Soviet-era opposition legendary bard Vladimir Vysotsky during a protest in the center of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Moscow’s municipal elections illustrate the growing political crisis in Russia

Regina Smyth