Graeme Robertson, a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of a book about Putin and contemporary Russian politics, says the biggest problem that has plagued the Russian opposition "is that it has been unable to break out from small liberal circles to attract support from the broader population."
The Russian opposition lost its brightest star when politician Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony. He joined a long list of Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative
Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for challenging President Vladimir Putin. “You’re not allowed to give up,”.
We spoke to former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and began by asking for his assessment of how the Russian authorities have acted since the news of Navalny's death was announced.