But he will be represented at the ceremony by his closest family members.
He was later sentenced to an additional nine years in prison on alleged fraud and contempt charges.
Yulia Navalnaya trained as an economist and became prominent in Russia as her husbands political career blossomed.
Yulia Navalnaya attends the ‘Navalny’ New York Premiere at Walter Reade Theater on April 6, 2022.Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images
She has sometimes been referred to as the First Lady of the Russian Opposition.
Roher recently told Deadline that Navalny is still in the gulag, hes still in prison.
And his personal situation has been downgraded to the most horrible solitary confinement condition.
A screen grab of Alexei Navalny and Yulia Navalnaya taken from a video posted on the Instagram account @navalny shows Russian opposition Leader Alexei Navalny before from Berlin to Moscow on January 17, 2021.Photo by Alexei Navalny’s Instagram Account / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The director says his subject hasnt seen the Oscar-nominated documentary that tells his story.
For me, thats a very bitter part of this, Roher told Deadline in January.
Its very sad that he hasnt gotten to see the film.
One thing I always think of with Navalny is how enthusiastic he was about being a film subject.
Hes a very curious man and hes very, very curious about the filmmaking process…
I certainly hope Ill get to show it to him one day.
