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ALEXEI NAVALNY

Alexei Navalny (1976–2024) was a Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) in 2011. He was recognized by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights.


Through his social media accounts, Navalny and his team published material about corruption in Russia, organized political demonstrations and promoted his campaigns. In a 2011 interview, he described Russia's ruling party, United Russia, as a ‘party of crooks and thieves’, which became a popular byname. Navalny and the FBK have published investigations detailing alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian officials and their associates.

 

Alexei Navalny

Patriot
Translated by Arch Tait with Stephen Dalziel
Vintage (UK), Alfred A Knopf (US) 2024
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ISBN: 9781847927033 (UK)
ISBN 9780593320969 (USA)
496 pages


Patriot is the exhilarating life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time, who became a beacon to millions and the sole political threat to Vladimir Putin.

This is Alexei Navalny’s life in his own words: his Soviet childhood, political awakening, his marriage and beloved family, his total commitment to taking on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and its people. His 2020 poisoning by the Russian security services was a global news event. In 2024 he died in a brutal Siberian prison. He began writing Patriot whilst recovering from his poisoning; it ends with his prison diaries, seen here for the first time.

We witness the growth of his nationwide support. We see his many arrests and harassment and, in stunning detail, the attempt on his life. We understand why he felt he had to return to Russia. In prison, he shows a spirit and a sense of humour that cannot be crushed.

Patriot is as dramatic as its author’s life – passionate that good and freedom will prevail. It is Alexei Navalny’s final letter to the world, a rousing call to continue his work, an unforgettably positive account of a life that will inspire every reader.

-Times, Amazon, New York Times bestseller

 

A deft translation by Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel.

- Luke Harding, The Guardian.



The ardent, often hilarious raconteur I knew comes through vividly in Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel’s translation.

- Max Seddon, Financial Times, Moscow Bureau chief.

 

 


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Updated : 25 November 2024

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