Vladimir Putin’s most high-profile critic will be buried today – but who was the man that fought the Russian state and refused to stay silent?
The campaigner and politician was sentenced to 19 years in August 2023 after being found guilty of extremism charges relating to his Anti-Corruption Foundation.
He was already imprisoned for other charges he said were politically motivated.
Rising to prominence in the early 2000s, Mr Navalny had previously been convicted of defying government officials, embezzlement, fraud, parole violations and contempt of court.
The foundation he set up in 2011 has sought to discredit Mr Putin and his associates through online documentaries that claim to expose their opulent lifestyles.
His persistent campaigning gained him a network of loyal followers both in and outside Russia.
It also saw him repeatedly jailed, barred from running for political office and most famously poisoned by Soviet-era nerve agent novichok in 2020.
Many liberals in Russia had viewed him as a Mandela-style figure and hoped he would be released to eventually take over as president.
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