Патриот

In Патриот, Алексей Навальный tells the story of his life. He links it to Russia’s recent past. He recalls his youth amid Chernobyl and the Afghan war. He also looks back at Soviet reforms. He traces the fall of the Soviet state. He shows how capitalism grew with no checks on it.

He then turns to his role in Russian opposition politics. He writes of protests, arrests, and attempts on his life. He tells how he worked to expose corruption. He also recalls his bid to be president.

This memoir includes his prison diaries. He shares his thoughts on love, faith, and freedom. Readers learn how his views on politics changed.

Навальный began to write in 2020, after his poisoning with Novichok. He wrote much of the book while he healed in Germany. He then went back to Russia and faced arrest. He kept writing his memoir and diaries after that.