We've all already gotten used to the fact that some kind of almost religious fear keeps Putin from saying my last name. Hence the endless "the person involved," "this gentleman," and so on. But that's his business: if he doesn't want to, he doesn't have to say it. After all, nowhere does it say that he is obliged to pronounce anyone's last name.
But here is an absolutely marvelous example of how this practice is escalating even into places where, it would seem, avoiding any mention of a last name should be impossible.
Before you is a court ruling. It was issued in response to my complaint that two months had already passed since the attempted murder, and there is still no criminal case.
In other words, the situation is simple. Citizen Navalny, through his representative, files a lawsuit over the investigator's inaction. The court denies Citizen Navalny's claim. It's obvious why: you can't exactly investigate a crime that the country's president ordered to be committed. You can't even officially acknowledge that a crime took place, because otherwise I would be able to review the case materials, expert reports, and so on.
But that's not even my main point right now. Read this ruling and try to find the word "Navalny" in it: