If there is the thinnest bit of a silver lining to be found in the untimely demise of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who reportedly died this week in prison, perhaps it is this: It is a well-timed reminder of how much Russia sucks.
Most Americans probably don't need the reminder. After all, Russia has been an authoritarian state for as long as any American alive today can remember, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's record of murdering political opponents, imprisoning critics, and silencing dissent is well established. Also, there's that foolish, destructive war in Ukraine.
