Posted 12/26/2023, 10:48:50 AM
Navalny Writes from Penal Colony with Santa Humor and Defiant Spirit
- Navalny published a letter describing his transfer to a penal colony in the Arctic, the first his supporters had heard from him in 3 weeks
- Navalny wrote with irony and humor, highlighting his good spirits to assuage concerns after his Dec. 5 disappearance
- Navalny referred to himself as "Father Frost," the Russian Santa Claus, noting his new beard and Arctic location
- Navalny has been in custody since January 2021 when he returned to Russia after recovering from a nerve agent poisoning
- Navalny is serving a 19-year sentence in a high-security penal colony as an antagonist of President Putin