The sight of Alexei Navalny, 44, stretched out on the floor of a Russian passenger plane, struggling for breath – and very possibly for life – is a scene of human pathos, and political menace. Navalny, the most vociferous and charismatic of Vladimir Putin’s opponents had been campaigning for next month’s elections in Siberia.
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