Russian Opposition Leader Navalny's Memoir to Be Released Posthumously Despite Ban
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote a memoir before his death in prison in February 2022 at age 47. His widow says the book will be published in October 2022.
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Navalny was President Vladimir Putin's top critic and wanted to run for president himself. His allies accuse Putin of having him killed.
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Navalny started writing the memoir titled "Patriot" in 2020 while recovering after being poisoned. He finished it in prison in 2021.
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The book will be released in at least 11 languages simultaneously on October 22, including in Russian. It details his life and calls to continue his work.
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The memoir is unlikely to be available in Russia where Navalny's movement is banned as extremist and supporters demonized as Western puppets. Putin recently called his death "sad."