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Patriot
Alexei Navalny
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'Mind-blowing ... one extraordinary read' EMILY MAITLIS
'The greatest political figure of his generation' OBSERVER
'Part memoir, part diary, a political manifesto, a darkly funny adieu' BEN MACINTYRE
'Patriot will be seen as a historic text' ECONOMIST
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 ... Read morecorrupt 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.
'A brave and brilliant book' GUARDIAN
'A worthy testament to Navalny's courage, defiance and humour' FINANCIAL TIMES
'This book is a gospel' VANITY FAIR
'Inspiring, emboldening - a voice that will not be forgotten' NEW YORKER
** A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A WATERSTONES, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND EVENING STANDARD BEST BOOK OF 2024 *
(Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, October 2024)
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Publisher
Vintage Books London
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
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About Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny (Author) 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.
Reviews for 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 fight against Putin’s regime – and ... Read morea 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
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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
[A] gripping posthumous account of Navalny’s long confrontation with Putin … Compelling, impressive
Telegraph
Remarkable … [Navalny] is the greatest political figure of his generation – the greatest president many Russians believe they never had … Patriot is less a memorial than a handbook on how to stand up to a bully … with humour and grace and without fear
Carole Cadwalladr
Observer,
Book of the Week
His only weapon words, Navalny skewers Putin’s tyranny, corruption and lies, but even while inhumanly caged his humour, love of life and ultimate faith in humankind shine through
New Statesman,
Books of the Year
[Patriot is] part memoir, part diary, is a political manifesto, a darkly funny adieu and a posthumous indictment of his murderers. But it is also a poignant paean to reading and the solace of the written word for a man deprived of freedom
Ben Macintyre
The Times
Alexei Navalny was among the greatest, smartest, most charismatic and effective leaders that the Russian opposition has had ... Here we feel his bravery and great spirit
Owen Matthews
The Times
One might expect a work by an anti-corruption activist and political prisoner … to read like a righteous diatribe. It does not. Patriot reveals less about Navalny’s politics than it does about his fundamental decency, his wry sense of humour and his (mostly) cheery stoicism under conditions that would flatten a lesser person
David Kortova
New York Times
The memoir is a chance to commune with the mind of a dissident … shocking ... As a I read, I grieved, not just for Navalny the man, but for the idea of a person like him
Atlantic
Patriot is a plea to keep resisting Putin … Honest, full of penetrating wit and with a nice ear for mockery, [Navalny] wielded cheerfulness as a weapon and never lost faith that the right side must eventually prevail
Washington Post
Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity … direct, precise and, in the face of unimaginable isolation, mordantly funny
New Yorker
Patriot is revealing – and devastating. We all know Navalny’s final chapter, which makes the descriptions of his treatment – and his courage in the face of it – even more poignant … In the end, Patriot is also a love story about two people fully committed to a cause they believe in
BBC News
Reads like a crime thriller ... you devour line after line about all that was hidden from the world at the time
Die Welt am Morgen
He was unyielding, so they had to break him. But still, Navalny shouts with a voices that makes the foundations of the Kremlin tremble
NRK
The testimony of an exceptional person, who can be characterised as a cheerful superhero and humorously gifted martyr
Kerstin Holm
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
[Patriot] is not only an autobiography, but also Navalny's last great reckoning with his enemy in the Kremlin
Tagesspiegel
A thoroughly political book - and at the same time it is a great love story
Friedrich Schmidt and Reinhard Veser
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
I read ever word of the book. I could not put it down ... incredibly moving
Rachel Maddow, in an interview with Yulia Navalnaya Moving … it is fitting that the book, which was compiled under Yulia’s supervision, is titled Patriot. In the end, it was Navalny’s refusal to abandon his belief in the ‘Beautiful Russia of the Future’ that compelled him to return to his beloved country … Alexei Navalny was the most credible opposition leader to emerge in Russia in decades, and his death is a devastating blow
Katie Stallard
New Statesman
Like all tyrants, Putin cannot bear challenge, and even less mockery ... This memoir, completed as Alexei Navalny's testament, stands as a poignant vision of a possible better Russia
Wendy Slater
Times Literary Supplement
Extraordinary ... Patriot offers insight into his hopes of a 'beautiful Russia of the future'. It also gives us a window into the oppressive grimness of life in prison. As the world faces an uncertain future, this book reminds us that there are still people willing to die for freedom
Evening Standard, Books of the Year 2024
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