Russia’s opposition carry a heavy burden but have made few inroads since Russian President Vladimir Putin took office over two decades ago. Prepared to heroically martyr themselves, they have been crushed by the Kremlin on one side, but many of the leaders remain deeply flawed on the other. Russia’s opposition have failed to unite around a single figure or idea beyond “not Putin” and remain fissiparous, prone to infighting among themselves. The death of opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny opened the floodgates to a storm of comment, but it was mostly driven by moral o…