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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Russia’s main opposition leader, who was arrested at an anti-corruption protest?
A
Dmitry Medvedev
B
Alexei Navalny
C
Vladimir Putin
D
Alexander Rutskoy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Navalny was a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member. He is the leader of the Russia of the Future party and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). He is recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -The largest protests and main opposition events include rallies to support the old NTV staff (2001), mass protests against Mikhail Zurabov’s reforms (2005), Dissenters’ March (2005–2008), Russian Marches, “I am free!

Detailed explanation-3: -On 1 November 2006, Litvinenko was poisoned and later hospitalized. He died on 23 November, becoming the first confirmed victim of lethal polonium-210-induced acute radiation syndrome.

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