Alexei Navalny, the 'nobody' who became a threat to Putin. One morning in August 2020, the Russians woke up hearing about a supposedly insignificant man who had been poisoned with one of the most powerful poisons, which turned out to be the dreaded novichok.

The atmosphere has become tense in the country. The attack against Navalny relaunched his popularity. Now, in the outlaw role of him, he has lost some of the shine from him. Acceptance of him has fallen to 14%.