A Putin Opponent Is Doused in Green. He Makes It Work.<br />Even my teeth are green!" Mr. Navalny, a charismatic critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, was a major driver of large street protests in 2011, 2012<br />and 2013, and has irked the Kremlin by shining a light on corruption.<br />On Monday there was a new green man — albeit one of a decidedly different political hue — the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who<br />was doused with a bright green liquid in the Siberian city of Barnaul by an unknown assailant who had pretended to shake his hand.<br />#ЗеленыйНавальный pic.twitter.com/7mWTAyWUCb Undeterred after the latest incident, Mr. Navalny suggested<br />that his new look would help him stand out at rallies.<br />" he wrote on Facebook. that This strange assumption of the Kremlin: to pour brilliant green on me so<br />that I don’t travel around the country and call rallies,<br />Barnaul and Biysk volunteers (where we are opening two campaign headquarters these days) will get the most stylish selfies ever,<br />and I’ll be the star of any rally." He did, however, seem more concerned about his new green teeth.<br />Mr. Navalny wrote on his Facebook page that he initially feared an acid attack after feeling a burning sensation.
