Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison.
The New Yorker magazine published the excerpts Friday in anticipation of the release of “Patriot” on Oct. 22.
Navalny was President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest and most prominent foe and relentlessly campaigned against official corruption in Russia. He died in a remote Arctic prison in February while serving a 19-year sentence on several charges, including running an extremist group, which he said were politically motivated.
I have no idea why he went back. I get that it takes balls to become a martyr but this one just felt like he could have made more of a difference being a vocal dissident living abroad. Maybe he had more faith that his imprisonment would start a movement for change in Russia but it went exactly how everyone expected it would.
Hands up if you also knew
But him knowing that and continuing to fight until his last breath is fucking amazing.
I’m pretty sure I couldn’t do the same.
Yep - I don’t mean to undermine his struggle. Sorry.
I think we all did.
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