WEBYulia Borisovna Navalnaya (née Abrosimova; Russian: Юлия Борисовна Навальная, née Абросимова, IPA: [ˈjʉlʲɪjə nɐˈvalʲnəjə]; born 24 July 1976) is a Russian public figure and economist.The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, she has been described in media as the "first lady" of the Russian opposition.