PATRIOT – Navalny Alexei (2024)

This powerful and moving memoir tells the story of Alexei Navalny, a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. Navalny began writing it shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. He recounts his youth, his move into activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a superpower determined to silence him, and his conviction that change cannot be resisted and will come. Including previously unseen correspondence from prison, he describes his political career, the many attempts on his life, the people closest to him, and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime. Written with passion, wit, candour and courage, the memoir covers his final years in the most brutal prison on earth, explains why individual freedom matters so deeply, and calls on others to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life. Yulia Navalnaya describes the book as a testament to his life and unwavering commitment to fighting dictatorship, as well as an inspiration to stand up for what is right and never lose sight of the values that matter.