The date for Alexei Navalny's funeral and burial has been set.
Spokesperson Kira Yarmysh reported that Alexei's funeral service will take place in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Assuage My Sorrows" in Maryino on March 1 at 2:00 p.m.
The funeral will take place on Borisovskoye Cemetery.
Associate of the politician Ivan Zhdanov сообщил, that the farewell and funeral were originally planned for February 29th. However, it suddenly turned out that "there wasn't a single person who could dig a grave," and "there's no grave digging on the 29th."
«The real reason is clear. The Kremlin understands that Putin and his message won't be needed by anyone on the day of Alexei's farewell.“—Zhdanov clarified.
He also said that for the farewell on March 1, after numerous refusals, they even managed to find a “large, normal hall” in NovokosinoHowever, the agreement ultimately failed to materialize because Navalny's relatives were again presented with the condition of a "quiet family funeral."
«The Khovanskoye crematorium proposal was personally brought by Alexey Alekseyevich Venediktov. So you clearly understand who the Kremlin and Sobyanin are running errands for." Zhdanov wrote.
He assured that “everyone will say goodbye to Alexei anyway.”