Navalny leaves behind two children and a wife – will Julija Navalnaya follow in his footsteps?. As of: February 16, 2024, 4:32 p.m By: Natascha Berger CommentsPressSplit Putin critic Alexei Navalny was declared dead.

The 47-year-old leaves behind a son and a daughter as well as his wife. Will she now become the leader of the Russian opposition? Moscow – Alexei navalny, Putin critic and leading opposition politician, is said to have died on February 16 at the age of 47. According to Russian prison authorities, Navalny collapsed and lost consciousness while walking in a Siberian penal colony.