Between the Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, red is something of the color of the moment. A week ago, however, it began to take on an entirely different meaning, as a growing number of Russians began to post pictures of themselves on social media wearing clothes in all shades of crimson in support of Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny. Red is known to be Ms. Navalnaya’s favorite color, and she wore a bright red top to her husband’s trial on Feb. 2.
New York Times: Wearing red takes on new meaning in Russia
Police detain a man during a protest against a court decision ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for nearly three years, in downtown Saint Petersburg on Feb. 2, 2021.
