Hundreds of Russians are queuing for the third day at the cemetery to greet opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Hundreds of Russians queuing for the third consecutive day at the Borisovo cemetery southeast of Moscow to bid farewell to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was buried Friday after dying suddenly Feb. 16 in an Arctic prison.

Taking advantage of the sun that reigns over Moscow on Sunday, hundreds of Muscovites went to the necropolis to pay homage to the politician, whose death many of his supporters blame the head of the Kremlin,Vladimir Putin.

The necropolis chosen to give a Christian burial to Navalni – a self-confessed Orthodox believer – attracted many people today, including families with young children.

“The queue continues to grow as the minutes pass,” a Navalny supporter commented on social media.

Navalny’s grave is completely covered in flowers They reached almost the height of the wooden cross that presides over the tomb. However, people not only bring carnations and roses, but also posters, toys and other items.

Those present underline that on both Saturday and Sunday the number of police officers decreased and that the officers did not carry out excesses or make arrests in Moscow.

Navalni’s team, whose members are all in exile, thanked their supporters on Telegram You show love and affection towards your leader.

The opponent’s co-religionists have launched an investigation into the circumstances of his death in the “Polar Wolf” prison of the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district in the Arctic Circle.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the midst of his election campaign, He made no comment on the death of the Kremlin’s number one enemy.

Mother’s visit

Navalny’s mother visited his grave in Moscow on Saturday, the day after the funeral, which was attended by thousands of people and risked arrest.

Navalny, Putin’s fiercest critic for more than a decade, died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony two weeks ago, where he was serving a 19-year sentence on “extremism” charges, in conditions that have yet to be clarified.

His mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, visited his grave, covered in flowers and wreaths, at the Borisovo cemetery, south of Moscow, early Saturday morning, journalists from the AFP news agency noted.

She was accompanied by Alla Abrosimova, mother of Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya.

Yulia Navalnaya, the couple’s two children and Navalny’s brother all live abroad and did not attend the funeral, where they could have been detained.

The opponent’s widow promised to continue her husband’s work and blamed Putin for his death.

“I don’t know how I will live without you, but I will do what I can so that you are happy and proud of me up there. I will always love you”, she expressed in a farewell message published on social networks and thanked her husband for “those 26 years .” of absolute happiness.”