“What the hell —-? It’s so silly,” he said when told what had happened. “If you want to kill someone, why not shoot them?” Navalny, who has been a political prisoner since returning to Russia last year, has an extremely strong sense of humor for a man who lives every day knowing it may be his last. It is this power of personality that shines in a new documentary about him, Navalny, which offers a view of an alternative future for Russia, a future in which the country is not led by a dead assassin but by a progressive, charismatic family man who relax by playing Call of Duty and watching a cartoon by Rick and Morty. “Putin could leave tomorrow,” said Maria Pevchich, who has been Navalny’s right-hand man for the past decade. “This is what makes Russian politics interesting – that things can really change overnight and that Russia will be a completely different country. “I hope this film introduces Alexei to the world and I’m excited because people will see how he really is.” Read more: Maria Pevchikh, Alexei Navalny’s right hand man, about how he hopes a new documentary will introduce him to the world
