Russian presidential election: who is the man who will challenge Vladimir Putin at the polls? At 60, he surprised by managing to mobilize crowds of Russians in favor of peace in Ukraine. In a country where criticizing the Kremlin is punishable by prison, his candidacy is a breath of fresh air.
“No one believed it a month ago, and some still doubted it two weeks ago. Millions of people support me,” Nadezhdine told AFP in an interview at the end of January.