Alexei Navalny's Legacy: Defying Putin and Paying the Ultimate Price
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, known for his fearless opposition to Vladimir Putin, died in prison earlier this year, leaving behind a powerful memoir.
- Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader, died in February 2024 while imprisoned in a remote Arctic penal colony.
- In his posthumous memoir 'Patriot,' Navalny reflects on his life, activism, and the inevitability of his fate under Putin's regime.
- Navalny survived a previous assassination attempt by poisoning with a nerve agent, which he publicly attributed to the Russian government.
- Despite continuous imprisonment and harsh conditions, Navalny remained committed to his vision of a 'beautiful Russia of the future.'
- Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, continues his legacy, asserting that his death was a politically motivated act by the Kremlin.