Thousands of mourners gathered at the Quench My Sorrows church in Moscow’s Maryino district to attend the funeral service of Russian opposition political Alexey Navalny. Following days of uncertainty as his family struggled to find a burial location and place willing to host the service, his coffin arrived at 2pm, accompanied by the large crowd chanting ‘Navalny, Navalny!’ as they waited to be allowed into the church. Despite warnings from the authorities of possible arrests for an unsanctioned mass gathering, throngs of supporters opted to take the risk. Only a select few members of Navalny’s…