Reviews round-up
Patriot
by Alexei Navalny
4 of 5 critics positive
7 reviews: 1 rave, 3 positives, 1 mixed; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“This remarkable memoir by the bold and fearless Russian opposition leader”
Patriot by Alexei Navalny review – the man who dared to defy Putin
“is destined to become the canonical text of Russia’s democratic tradition”
‘Even the worst possible scenario is not actually all that bad.’ Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a testament to resisting authoritarianism
“are eerie and extraordinary”
Alexei Navalny’s smuggled prison diaries are eerie and extraordinary
“is a plea to keep resisting Putin”
Review | Alexei Navalny’s ‘Patriot’ is a plea to keep resisting Putin
“remains strangely detached from history”
Navalny’s Unfinished Work | Benjamin Nathans
“Alexei Navalny’s chronicle of a death foretold”
Alexei Navalny’s chronicle of a death foretold
“chronicles his transformation from opposition leader to martyr”
In a posthumous memoir, Alexei Navalny chronicles his martyrdom
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