Alexei Navalny has died

I read that Navalny's murder would have no effect on Putin's standing in Russia. He ordered it because he could with impunity. One day he'll get what he deserves...

Bastard bloody Putin. 🤬
I can’t help wondering whether, if hundreds of us made wax/playdough/pastry images of him, all at the same time, and stuck cocktail sticks all over it, it’d have any effect.

(I know it wouldn’t, but it’s a satisfyingly vengeful thought.)

It is a good suggestion Witzend. Maybe you could knit one?

Witzend

Bastard bloody Putin. 🤬
I can’t help wondering whether, if hundreds of us made wax/playdough/pastry images of him, all at the same time, and stuck cocktail sticks all over it, it’d have any effect.

(I know it wouldn’t, but it’s a satisfyingly vengeful thought.)

Actually ........
I have a lot of very sharp pins.

There's more than one of him, though, have you noticed?

My husband has a goodly supply of six inch nails …. perhaps better if left out in the rain to get rusty first.

RIP A very brave man.

Oh yes I have read that he uses doubles, or at least it’s thought he does.

Weren’t there rumours about him being seriously ill too a while back? Wishful thinking maybe.

I would love to know what the average Russian really thinks of him. They can’t all be brainwashed surely?

I've just signed this: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/navalny_tribute_loc/?

Apparently his body has gone missing after being turned over to investigators!!!

Quelle surprise.

Of course Russians aren't brainwashed. It's fairly easy to see on you tube. Of course many are reluctant to be on camera.

There is no way that the authorities will want his body to undergo an autopsy.

The next thing we will hear will be that he’s been cremated. I wouldn’t be surprised if that has already happened.

I’ve read that older Russians are more likely to support Putin, younger people to mistrust him. It must be so scary and dangerous to actively oppose him

Aveline

It is a good suggestion Witzend. Maybe you could knit one?

I wouldn’t waste any yarn on that evil man. A bit of leftover uncooked pastry, however - the bits that would usually go out for the birds….

I do fear for his wife who has denounced Putin and his regime to the world. She is a very brave woman.

Germanshepherdsmum

The next thing we will hear will be that he’s been cremated. I wouldn’t be surprised if that has already happened.

Exactly my words to DH... I really can't see them giving up his body.

All the Russian people seen paying their respects are brave too, they will be watched.
I agree GSM about the cremation that will be the next thing we hear no doubt.

So very sad. The Russians who openly mourn him are being very brave too.

Maremia

So very sad. The Russians who openly mourn him are being very brave too.

And being arrested by the brutal thugs which are the police.

His poor mother has travelled to the prison to see her son’s body, but unsurprisingly it’s not there. No doubt it will be cremated befire anyone can do a post mortem. .

Another assassination by the Putin regime. Alexei decided to martyr himself by returning to Russia. Eventually, it is to be hoped, he will be recognised as a,secular saint in his own country.
Meanwhile, I have a feeling of dread in respect of the geopolitical situation and find myself wondering if this was how people felt in the late 1930s.

Wherever tyrants rule, it takes great courage to stand against them.

That's terrible silverlining48
I can't imagine what that's like on top of everything else.

On the day of his funeral (when his body has been located !) I will put a photo of him in my front window with some flowers. Perhaps others may like to do something similar in memory of a very brave man. 💐