Alexei Navalny, Russia's most famous living dissident, made a name for himself as an anti-corruption blogger.
In 2013, Navalny ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Moscow and — despite a conviction that barred him from running — also attempted to run for president in the 2018 election.
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He dubbed Putin's political party United Russia "the party of Crooks and Thieves," and called Putin "a thieving little man in a bunker."
He's now locked in a remote penal colony that's typically reserved for those accused of violent crimes and incarcerated people serving life terms.
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