Hundreds of Alexei Navalny supporters queued to lay flowers and pay tribute to the deceased opposition leader on Sunday, in a significant show of support for the anti-corruption campaigner, who died last month in an Arctic prison colony.
The outpouring of affection for President Vladimir Putin’s staunchest opponent comes just two weeks before the Kremlin leader is set to secure another six-year term in an election where he will face no real competition.
Long queues formed Sunday outside the Borisovo cemetery in southern Moscow — where Navalny was buried on Friday — for the third day running, following his shock death last month.
“It’s a sign that people are feeling the extent of the loss, the scale of the person, they feel exactly what this person did for the country,” Alexander, a 29-year-old engineer told AFP at the cemetery on Sunday.
“I’m here for the second time simply to…
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