Yulia Navalnaya

Yulia Navalnaya
Юлия Навальная
Navalnaya in 2025
Born
Yulia Borisovna Abrosimova

(1976-07-24) 24 July 1976
Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma materPlekhanov Russian University of Economics
OccupationEconomist
Known forRussian opposition leader in exile (since 2024)
Alexei Navalny's wife
Political partyYabloko (2000–2011)
Russia of the Future (2013-present)
Spouse
(m. 2000; died 2024)
Children2
Awards
Websiteyulianavalnaya.com

Yulia Borisovna Navalnaya (née Abrosimova; Russian: Юлия Борисовна Навальная, née Абросимова, IPA: [ˈjʉlʲɪjə nɐˈvalʲnəjə]; born 24 July 1976) is a Russian political activist and economist. The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, she has been described in media as the "first lady" of the Russian opposition. After her husband's death, Navalnaya announced that she would continue his work, while naming herself as another leader of the Russian opposition in exile. As of 1 July 2024, she has been serving as the chairperson of the Human Rights Foundation, while also heading the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which her late husband, Alexei Navalny, had founded in 2011.