From a Funeral Image, the Textures of Faith and State in Russia
Briefly

This image of Aleksei A. Navalny's body in a coffin, at a church in southern Moscow, conveys many of the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, an institution that has bound itself closely to the Kremlin but that also counted opposition figures, including Mr. Navalny, among its faithful.
Being an Orthodox Christian, he said, made him feel like I am part of something big and shared. He added: I like that there are special ethics and self-restraints.
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