Portrait of Alexei Navalny
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Alexei Navalny

Role
Russian opposition leader
Lived
1976–2024
Country of activity
Russia Russia
Strongest axis
Federal 68%

Alexei Navalny was a Russian lawyer and opposition politician who led the Anti-Corruption Foundation and campaigned against Vladimir Putin's government. He was jailed in 2021, sentenced to long terms, and died in an Arctic penal colony in February 2024.

In the 12 Axes register, Alexei Navalny leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 68%; the register median is Unitary 68%.

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The twelve axes

Where Alexei Navalny sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.

Government

Federal 68%Unitary

Federal

Proposed shifting much of federal tax revenue to the regions

Democratic 68%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Proposed limiting presidential power and strengthening parliament

SecurityFreedom 68%

Liberal

Founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation in 2011; organized street protests

Diplomacy

InternationalismNationalism

Non-Interventionist

Called himself a 'nationalist democrat' in 2011

MilitaristPacifist 68%

Non-Aggressive

Condemned the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Assimilationist 68%Multiculturalist

Assimilationist

Backed a visa regime for Central Asians; anti-immigration videos in 2007

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize 68%

Economic Liberal

Favored market competition with anti-corruption and social spending

PlannedMarkets 68%

Markets

Called for demonopolizing strategic sectors of the economy

IsolationismGlobalism 68%

Free Trade

Program sought deeper integration with post-Soviet neighbors

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Moderate

Former atheist who joined the Russian Orthodox Church

ProgressiveTraditional

Moderate

Team backed same-sex marriage in 2017; once joined Russian Marches

AccelerationBioconservative

Neutral

No distinct position on technology

What stands out

Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.

Most distinctive axis

Federal – Unitary

On Federal – Unitary, Alexei Navalny is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.

Most ordinary axis

Democratic – Autocratic

On Democratic – Autocratic, Alexei Navalny is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.

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Sources and image credit

Portrait: Navalny's Team, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

About these positions

The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].