496 pages | 22nd October, 2024 | Non-fiction | Memoir
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The Atlantic, NPR, Barnes & Noble, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Economist, The Globe and Mail, The Conversation, and more
The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondence from prison, it is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his last years, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted—and will come.
Written with the passion, wit, candor, and bravery for which he was justly acclaimed, Patriot is a moving reminder of why the principles of individual freedom matter so deeply— and a rousing call to continue the work for which Navalny sacrificed his life.
“…funny, fiery, reflective and tragic… a gutting personal
account from a husband and father facing the reality
that he will never be with his family again.”
Alexandra Alter, The New York Times
“Extraordinary… a brave and brilliant book…”
Luke Harding, The Guardian
“… a gospel.”
Vanity Fair
“… will be seen as a historic text.”
The Economist
“Honest”
The Washington Post
“Shocking”
The Atlantic
“A testament to resilience”
Associated Press
Alexei Navalny was a Russian anti-corruption campaigner, activist, opposition leader and political prisoner who won international recognition and respect. His many international honors included the Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament’s annual human rights prize. He died in 2024.
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