He was respected world-wide and Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, despite being locked up for years in a prison cell.
That voice of dissent was silenced as Russia announced the death of Alexey Navalny.
World leaders have been quick to blame Putin for getting rid of yet another Russian who dared to challenge him.
Voters will get to choose whether Putin is re-elected for a fifth term next month.
The vote already widely viewed as a foregone conclusion, given the lack of opposition voices allowed to oppose his long rule. So, who might ever replace him?

Guests:
Vladimir Sotnikov --Associate Professor of International Relations, Higher School of Economics University in Moscow.
Samuel Ramani, Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute -- a defence and security think tank.
Peter Nikitin -- a Russian pro-democracy activist and lawyer.

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