ALEXEI NAVALNY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE STATE OF THE FREE PRESS IN RUSSIA: The space for independent Russian journalism is shrinking, but a handful of small outlets still attempt to offer an alternative to state media.

The article focuses on, In weekly YouTube live streams Navalny hosted until the Novichok attack, he repeatedly pointed out that the amendments had already been approved in a legal the procedure outlined in the Russian constitution. In his view, the vote was a propaganda stunt to increase popular support for a decision that had already been made. Navalny criticized a number of famous actors who appeared in pre-amendment agitprop the Soviet word.