Overview

• 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.