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Once the darling of Russia's opposition movement, Alexei Navalny has seen his reputation fall in recent months as he has made more headlines for the criminal cases launched against him than for his political activities. The number of Russians who have "nothing good to say about him," increased from eight percent to 12 percent between October and April, according to a poll released by independent research organization the Levada Center on Monday.

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