> I'm trying to compare Alexei with some other known political figures. For Americans, I think Alexei is roughly comparable to MLK.

If you are comparing him to MLK, you've not seen Navalny's videos on Central Asians I guess (in case you need a summary: compares them to insects that need to be exterminated then kills one with a handgun).

Navalny was a russian chovinist, but it's nothing special for russians unfortunately. I don't know what video you mean, but I guess it's from times when Navalny ran campaign for major of Moscow – it was quite popular position back then. But his positions softened a lot since then.

I wish we had more guns in Russia. Then the war wouldn't have happened -- how could you conscript a person if you know he can shoot you the moment you come for him?

This is promoting gun rights. Seems like he's comparing burglars to insects. What part is racist toward Central Asians?

I think I'm quite familiar with Alexei's actions.

It's easy to defame a dead guy. You don't know what you are talking about.

I was hesitant to click on the video link but I clicked anyway

Actually very carefully designed, he never calls anyone inferior or talks about extermination.

To me, even if he was proudly racist (which I'm not sure he was) he still is a hero. Anyone tortured and murdered by Putin is a hero

He compares burglars to insects, not Asians. Do you have other evidence?

Is this even a real comment, please dont comment on what you dont know. Dont use a figure who was the fore front of many american civil conflicts and was a leader to champion many civil rights we have today. Navalny's only good thing about him was asking for a better democratic practices, other than that he was a neo nazi apologist and called all Chechnya's cockroaches. Do you also support Azov Brigade?

Thank you for your first comment ever on HN and please collect 100 rubles.

Are you serious? He’s more comparable to Trump or KKK leadership!

He was more like MAGA and Julian Assange combined. Nationalism is very strong in post-Soviet Russia and Putin managed to destroy most of the major groups over the years, they are underground now. Putin was good for the US for this reason alone but not anymore.