Four years ago,

ago Russian anti-corruption activist Alexiee Navalny was in Germany.

He had just survived a poisoning attack and was preparing to return

to Russia. My message for the situation when I am killed is very simple not give up.

Since he returned to Russia, Navalny has been in jail.

Yesterday he had a court appearance. On a video from a

Siberian prison he was seen laughing and cracking jokes. Today, Russian prison authorities reported that Navalny died. He was 47 years old.

Here's our colleague Anne Simmons. He was one of the 47 years old.

Here's our colleague Anne Simmons.

Nervani was one of the few remaining voices that actually got under President Putin's skin, and he was determined to rally Russian citizens.

His death comes not only as a shock to many, but it also is a shock to the opposition movement,

because it really does show now that this was indeed one could say the last nail in the coffin

of the opposition.

Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate

Leimbaw. It's Friday, February 16th.

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