As reported exclusively by russian sources at the moment, he lost consciousness after a walking hour and prison medics were unsuccessful in reanimating him, as per sources in УФСИН (government body regulating prisons and punishment). He was 47 years old at that time. The last time he was heard of he was moved from Moscow-based prison into the IK-3 named Polar Wolf, a penal colony located in a permafrost region near the town of Harp, where he found his end.

No other sources commented on that by now. At that time, there’s no independent proof of that or other explanations but the one given by prison authorities.

A fitting reminder is that presidential elections are to be held in 15-17 of March, meaning it happened exactly one month prior to them.

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
    93·
    9 months ago

    Yeah, privatization was the problem, and having lived through it personally, I know what things were like before Putin took over. Calling USSR a dying corpse striving for change is frankly absurd. USSR had problems to be sure, but liberalization was not the solution, and that’s precisely what led to privatization and Putin’s Russia today. USSR could’ve taken the route that China took and stayed communist. Liberalism is the actual cancer in Russia today.

    • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.worksOP
      43·
      9 months ago

      Kek. Russia isn’t cursed because it chosed the liberal course. It’s cursed because it’s deeply corrupted, just like China rn.

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
            22·
            9 months ago

            I grew up in Russia, and my family moved in late 90s. I currently live in Canada, but I still have relatives in Russia and I’d like to think I have a decent idea of what things are like currently.

              • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
                31·
                9 months ago

                Yes, seriously. I grew up under communism in USSR, and I also lived through the utter hell of the 90s and I’ll never forget that. My family was lucky to end up in Canada eventually, but we suffered greatly under liberalisation just like everyone else did.

                I love how all libs like you know how to do is sling personal insults and grandstand. You are a truly morally bankrupt bunch. I have nothing else to say to you. It’s a good thing your heinous ideology is dying out in Russia.

                  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
                    31·
                    9 months ago

                    The ideology that leads you to support people like Navalny who openly advocate violence against minorities and immigrants. Actual communism continues to be popular with a lot of people in Russia, but of course anarchists will fight it tooth and nail while supporting people like Navalny.

                    Also, nowhere did I say I like what happened to Russia after communism was overthrown. Everything that happened after is an ongoing tragedy. However, at least there’s a possibility to move towards a system like China after Putin is gone.