Even in my Instagram bio it says “this citizen,” “some other politician,” “various activist.” It’s a well-known joke about me: for some reason, Putin seems to feel a kind of religious dread toward my last name and never says it out loud, replacing it with all sorts of other words. Apparently, his personal astrologer told him that’s what he should do. Or whoever it is he listens to in his bunker. ⠀ The boss sets the example, and the subordinate follows orders. A few days ago, I received a court ruling. It was issued in response to my complaint. I challenged the actions of the investigators, who for the past two months have refused even to open a criminal case over my poisoning. They also won’t return my belongings to me. And they won’t open a case. Obviously, the court ruled against me. ⠀ So here’s the situation. Citizen Navalny files a complaint in court against the investigators. The court denies citizen Navalny’s complaint. ⠀ But here’s the trick: in the ruling (you can go to my blog, navalny.com, where it is published in full), MY LAST NAME IS NOT MENTIONED A SINGLE TIME. In other words, in the court decision on Navalny’s complaint, the word “Navalny” does not appear at all. ⠀ Everywhere it says “a person claiming the status of victim.” It’s a real joke. ⠀ I’m waiting for the day when I buy coffee at Starbucks, they ask for my name, and then still hand me a cup with “person of interest” written on it.