Navalny's Legacy: Corruption in Russia

What was Alexei Navalny's primary focus in his activism?

• Environmental issues

• Corruption and government excess

• Economic reforms

• Educational reforms

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In what year did Navalny reportedly die in prison?

• 2022

• 2023

• 2021

• 2024

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What symbol became associated with anti-regime protests due to Navalny's efforts?

• Yellow duck

• Blue hat

• Red square

• Green ribbon

In which Russian city did Navalny's followers chant 'Russia without Putin'?

• Moscow

• Sochi

• St. Petersburg

• Novosibirsk

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What was the Kremlin's response to Navalny's investigation into Putin's alleged Black Sea palace?

• Ignored the claims

• Denied, calling it 'pure nonsense'

• Admitted partial truth

• Confirmed the allegations

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What was Navalny's profession before becoming a prominent activist?

• Journalist

• Economist

• Lawyer

• Doctor

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What educational experience abroad influenced Navalny?

• A fellowship at Yale

• A course at Oxford

• A seminar in Berlin

• A fellowship at Harvard

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How did Navalny primarily share his investigative reports?

• Via YouTube and social media

• On television

• Through newspapers

• Radio broadcasts

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What did Navalny say about Russia's potential in a 2018 interview with NPR?

• It should model itself after China

• It needs foreign intervention

• It has the potential to be a great, free country

• It is doomed to be poor and servile

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Analyze & respond: Can a social state of communism exist (especially in our modern globalized era) without limitations on free speech?

To put it another way, is communism possible without control of what people say, post, and publish?

Why/why not? Explain and support your answer with specifics (from Animal Farm, history, the article, etc.).

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