Levada Center: Navalny is the second in the rating of “Person of the Year” in Russia | News from Germany about Russia | Dw

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Alexei Navalny, an imprisoned Russian opposition politician considered one of the most prominent critics of incumbent President Vladimir Putin, was ranked second in the Levada Center’s Person of the Year ranking on Wednesday 29 December. 5% of the respondents considered him worthy of this status.

The same number of respondents named Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu “Person of the Year”. Russian President Vladimir Putin took first place with 26% of the vote.

The ruler of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shared the third position, gaining 4% of the vote each. Meanwhile, 2% of respondents each answered that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, US President Joe Biden and Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2021, editor of Novaya newspaper “Dmitry Muratov.

Main events of 2021

Among the most important events of the outgoing 2021, according to survey participants, are the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinations and restrictions associated with it, the Listvyazhnaya mine accident in the Kemerovo Region, shooting in educational institutions (a school in Kazan and a university in Perm), as well as fires in Yakutia. These events were highlighted by 49 to 26% of the respondents. At the same time, the release of the investigation film by Navalny’s team “Palace for Putin” was considered the event of the year by 7% of respondents.

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