PATRIOT

Charisma and courage still dazzle on every page. His voice is so vivid – fearless, playful, funny, clear-eyed – that while reading Patriot I kept finding myself forgetting he was dead – Decca Aitkenhead * Sunday Times * Extraordinary … The late Russian activist’s memoir is an insightful, sharp, and even humorous account of the fight against Putin’s regime – and a warning to the world … A brave and brilliant book – Luke Harding * Guardian Book of the Day * A worthy testament to the author’s resistance to Putin and a heartbreaking account of Russia’s collapse into war and repression … [Patriot] is the best example left to us of Navalny’s defiance, courage, humour, and love for a country he believed could become ‘the beautiful Russia of the future’ * Financial Times * Funny, fiery, reflective and tragic, laced with Navalny’s trademark wry humour and idealism – Alexandra Alter * New York Times * Inspiring, emboldening – a voice that will not be forgotten – David Remnick * New Yorker * Powerful … A brave, passionate and intimate read about everything from family to activism * i * Much has been written about the chilling realities of Putin’s Russia. Yet… Alexei Navalny is in a class of its own… Unflinching, defiant and even hopeful, the book… [is] a shocking and extraordinary “memorial” – Frederick Studemann * Financial Times, Books of the Year * Patriot, by the murdered Russian opposition leader, will be seen as a historic text … Its value lies not in what it tells you about the cruelties of Mr Putin’s regime, but in what it reveals about the human spirit * Economist * This book is a gospel … impossible to stop reading … [Navalny] is not going to be the political leader for future generations of Russians. But he might be the moral example – some kind of Russian messiah * Vanity Fair * Alexei Navalny never loses faith that his cause is worth suffering for … [Patriot] is a testament to a famed dissident’s extraordinary battle against despair as the Russian authorities gradually increase their crackdown against him * Independent *

Alexei Navalny was a Russian opposition leader, an anti-corruption campaigner, and political prisoner who won international recognition and respect. His many international honours included the Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament’s annual human rights prize. He died in 2024.