"The fact is that I am a Christian." Alexei Navalny's faith underreported by media following his death

Accolades and tributes have been pouring in for Alexei Navalny, who died Feb. 16 in a Russian penal colony at the age of 47. 

The many media reports about his death mentioned his years of criticism of the authoritarian rule of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the widespread corruption and lack of freedom in that country, and how he spoke against Putin’s war against Ukraine. 

One thing that did not get much mention was Navalny’s Christian faith. By leaving that out, media coverage summing up his life’s work missed “a key part of what made his opposition to Vladimir Putin so powerful.” 

Read more in my Free Press column.