Inspired by Navalny, Russian bloggers stand up to corruption

Russian blogger Igor Grishin is part of a movement inspired by Kremilin critic Navalny, who fight corruption online. — AFP

Armed with only a phone and selfie stick, blogger Igor Grishin has set himself the task of fighting corruption in his hometown beyond Moscow, following in the steps of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Grishin, 25, has leveraged his blog to save historic buildings and local parks that would otherwise have fallen victim to developers in Koroloyov, a small but important town for Russian and Soviet space history.