Ms Navalnaya has vowed to not 'give up' on her husband's campaign after he died in a Russian penal colony last month.
Yulia Navalnaya might not have been a name many people were familiar with at the start of 2024.- has very much changed that.
As her husband rose to political prominence in Russia - leading the biggest protests in the country since the collapse of the Soviet Union- Ms Navalnaya was a constant presence at his side.Ms Navalnaya currently lives in exile outside of Russia, although where she permanently resides is unknown.Russia held its presidential election last weekendRussia's Central Election Commission said that overseas voting would be allowed at 288 polling stations in 144 countries for 2024's vote.
She once said in an interview with the Russian edition of Harper's Bazaar that her "key task" was caring for the couple's children and home.last year that she was not going to enter politics to "replace" her husband.The death of Mr Navalny appears to have changed Ms Navalnaya's mind about her future involvement in politics.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, she thanked those who took part in the demonstrations, saying: "Thank you to all of you who came out in every city around the world.A timeline of Alexei Navalny's decade of protests and resistanceWhile Ms Navalnaya has received much international interest and praise for stepping in to fill Mr Navalny's shoes, she is living in exile.
Pundits on Russian state television have already tried to discredit her, suggesting she was wearing too much makeup and that she should have covered her hair to mourn Mr Navalny, in line with Russian Orthodox tradition.If Ms Navalnaya chooses to become a more vocal opponent of Putin, then the threat to her personal security, regardless of whether she returns to Russia or not, is likely to grow.
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