Well, Navalny is also not a politician - he has no own party or movement, nor program for changes. He is just criminal person who trying to revenge for confiscations of his money what he get when stole wood at north of Russia and late in post scam when he was in Moscow. Now is used by both sides: by Kremlin to make leaks and by West to make buzz in western press. Here in Russia as a politician he has zero weight (only 165 persons arrived to protest near court now, half of them were from medias). Nobody cares about him here. Tool for leaks, toy for propaganda.
He had most popularity at 2013 when he was candidate to Moscow mayor. He got 27% with support of right wing nationalists and left ultras. After that yea his popularity faded. Most of drops were in 2016 when he made scandal within opposition in demand to be #1 there. After this action he lost about 60% of his supporters, mostly intelligence.
Last drop in his story was in 2017. When he wanted to protest against something and city offered to him place for protest (up to 50000 persons) in the city center and even constructed scene there for him. It gave him no base for scandal. So at last day before meeting he dropped meeting and announced protest on the main city street where was historical carnival (first Sunday of September is Moscow's birthday). His adepts went to protest and destroyed carnival show. Navalny himself didn't appeared there.
After that story nobody within country count him politician, everyone knows he is just a provocator (we had such person at past about 100 years ago, google Gapon Russia).
Maybe Russia has to declare him "internal terrorist"? What do you think?
2017 smashed carnival:
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