Nick Schifrin:
And yet today was also a reminder of the fate that befalls the Kremlin’s opponents, Navalny’s open casket, overseen by his parents, removed quickly before everyone could say goodbye.
But even in his last moments above ground, in his last rites, as the priests covered his face, Navalny did it his way. The orchestra played Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” the moment he was buried and, after, the theme song to “Terminate 2,” whose primary message is, the future is not yet written.
And that perhaps is Navalny’s legacy, reminding Russians their fate hasn’t been decided and that politics requires participation and the will to fight. Today, the risk of arrest was real. Police detained dozens of Navalny supporters across the country. And before the funeral, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned this:
Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for Vladimir Putin (through interpreter): Any unauthorized gatherings will be in violation of the law, and those who participate in them will be held accountable.
