Oleg Navalny’s Release from a Penal Colony
On June 29, 2018, Oleg Navalny was released after three and a half years in a penal colony in the Yves Rocher case. The case was one of the clearest examples of pressure on Alexei Navalny through his family: Alexei received a suspended sentence, while Oleg was given a real prison term. The photograp
He Is Not Our Tsar protest on May 5, 2018
On May 5, 2018, the He Is Not Our Tsar protest took place across Russia at the call of Alexei Navalny, two days before Vladimir Putin’s next inauguration. In cities across the country, participants demonstrated against the indefinite hold on power, corruption, and political arbitrariness. The protes
Meeting with voters as part of the Moscow City Duma election campaign
Photos from a public event with Alexei Navalny and independent candidates running for the Moscow City Duma, held at Moscow’s Glavclub in spring 2019. The event served as the campaign’s public launch, bringing candidates together with supporters to discuss the election, volunteer organizing, and the
"Non-Elections" — live broadcast
On March 18, 2018, Russia held a presidential election from which Alexei Navalny had been barred. By then, his campaign had transformed into a movement for an election boycott and independent monitoring, exposing how the vote functioned without genuine competition. This gallery captures election day
Presidential Nomination in Moscow
On December 24, 2017, supporters across Russia formally nominated Alexei Navalny as a candidate for president. In Moscow, the nomination meeting took place in Serebryany Bor, where supporters completed the legal procedure required for an independent candidacy. The authorities ultimately barred Naval
Visit to the Moscow campaign office
Alexei Navalny visited the Moscow office of the presidential campaign. The Moscow hub was difficult to open: venues kept falling through, organizers were put under pressure, and in the end it began operating without the usual formal opening ceremony. That is why this meeting with volunteers was a si
Opening campaign offices in Barnaul and Biysk
On March 20, 2017, Alexei Navalny traveled to Altai Krai (a region in southern Siberia) to open presidential campaign offices in Barnaul and Biysk. In Barnaul, before the event began, he was splashed with brilliant green antiseptic dye, but the meeting went ahead anyway, and the incident itself beca
Court hearing on Oleg Navalny’s parole request
On June 27, 2016, a court in Russia’s Oryol Region denied Oleg Navalny parole. By that point, he was serving his sentence in the Yves Rocher case—the case in which Alexei Navalny received a suspended sentence, while his brother was given a real prison term. This was one of the clearest examples of p
The ACF Hike
In May 2016, Alexei Navalny and members of the ACF, together with their families, traveled to Russia’s Krasnodar region for a team-building trip. With tents, backpacks, campfires, and a hiking route through the mountains, the group set out from Ubinskaya, crossed the foothills of the Caucasus, and p
Volunteer Party
A final post-election party was held at Moscow’s Flacon design factory for volunteers from the Democratic Coalition’s campaign in Kostroma, which was co-organized by Alexei Navalny. In 2015, Kostroma Region became the only region where the coalition’s list, which included opposition supporters, was
Democratic Coalition primaries for the elections to the Legislative Assembly of Kaluga Region
In 2015, Alexei Navalny and the Democratic Coalition held open primaries ahead of regional elections. Kaluga was one of the cities where the campaign was built around volunteers, street campaigning cubes, and direct engagement with voters. In the end, the authorities barred the coalition from partic
Campaigning for the Spring March
In February 2015, Alexei Navalny and his supporters campaigned for the anti-crisis Spring march organized by the opposition. While handing out leaflets in the metro, Navalny was detained and then sentenced to 15 days in jail — an attempt by the authorities to prevent one of the organizers from takin
Campaign in the Moscow mayoral election
Alexei Navalny took part in the 2013 Moscow mayoral election — it marked a new stage in his political career. Alexei built his campaign around volunteers, street canvassing, and personal meetings with Moscow residents. He showed everyone that a real politician does not need television or administrat
Appeal of the suspended sentence being converted into a real prison term in the Yves Rocher case
Hearing on replacing Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence with a real prison term in the Yves Rocher case
On February 2, 2021, Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court, sitting at the Moscow City Court, converted Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case into a prison term. The formal basis for the decision was a claim by the Federal Penitentiary Service that Navalny had violated the conditi
“Free Navalny”: the protest action of January 31, 2021
On January 31, 2021, a second wave of rallies in support of Alexei Navalny took place after his return to Russia and subsequent detention. The protests were held two days before a court hearing at which his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case was to be converted into a real prison term. Peopl
"Free Navalny": Protest on January 23, 2021
On January 23, 2021, a few days after Alexei Navalny returned to Russia and was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport, rallies demanding his release took place in dozens of cities. People took to the streets not only in Russia, but abroad as well. In Russian cities, the protests were met with mass detent
Alexei Navalny’s Return to Russia After the Poisoning
Recovery in Germany After the Poisoning
Alexei and Yulia Navalny in 2020
Photographs of Alexei and Yulia Navalny taken in 2020.
Alexei Navalny at the ACF office
This album contains photographs of Alexei Navalny on different days at the ACF office and during a lunch break with Yulia Navalnaya.
Alexei Navalny leaves a special detention center after his arrest
On October 14, 2018, Alexei Navalny was released from a special detention center after serving 50 days of administrative arrest. He was first jailed for 30 days after the “Voters’ Strike” protest, then detained again immediately upon release and given another 20 days.
Protest against the pension reform. September 9, 2018
On September 9, 2018, protests against raising the retirement age took place across Russia. The demonstrations had been called by Alexei Navalny to coincide with the country’s regional election day and formed part of his broader campaign against pension reform. Navalny himself had been arrested bef
Opening of Oleg Navalny’s exhibition
On September 3, 2019, the exhibition “With a Prisoner’s Respect and Brotherly Warmth” by Oleg Navalny, the brother of Alexei Navalny, opened at Moscow’s ART4 Museum. The exhibition featured sketches of prison tattoos—a project that emerged after his imprisonment in the Yves Rocher case. The Yves Roc