Russian Political Dissidents

The article discusses the lives of Andrei Sakharov and Alexei Navalny, two prominent figures in Russia's political opposition. Sakharov died peacefully in 1989, while Navalny survived a poisoning attempt in 2020 but was later pronounced dead in a Russian prison camp, likely murdered. The article also touches on the political climate in Russia under Vladimir Putin's rule and the international reactions to Navalny's death.