Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny arrives at a court in Moscow October 9, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, who is restricted from travelling outside Moscow, has requested permission to visit Sochi during the Winter Olympics, according to his blog and his press secretary.
Navalny has criticised spending on the games, which he said last week had already reached $50 billion (30 billion pounds) - five times more than the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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