Charisma and courage still dazzle on every page. His voice is so vivid fearless, playful, funny, clear-eyed that while reading Patriot I kept finding myself forgetting he was dead -- Decca Aitkenhead * Sunday Times * Extraordinary ... The late Russian activists memoir is an insightful, sharp, and even humorous account of the fight against Putins regime and a warning to the world A brave and brilliant book -- Luke Harding * Guardian *Book of the Day* * A worthy testament to the authors resistance to Putin and a heartbreaking account of Russias collapse into war and repression [ Patriot] is the best example left to us of Navalnys defiance, courage, humour, and love for a country he believed could become 'the beautiful Russia of the future' * Financial Times * Funny, fiery, reflective and tragic, laced with Navalnys trademark wry humour and idealism -- Alexandra Alter * New York Times * Inspiring, emboldening a voice that will not be forgotten -- David Remnick * New Yorker * Powerful ... A brave, passionate and intimate read about everything from family to activism * i * Much has been written about the chilling realities of Putins Russia. Yet Alexei Navalny is in a class of its own Unflinching, defiant and even hopeful, the book [ is] a shocking and extraordinary memorial -- Frederick Studemann * Financial Times, *Books of the Year* * Patriot, by the murdered Russian opposition leader, will be seen as a historic text Its value lies not in what it tells you about the cruelties of Mr Putins regime, but in what it reveals about the human spirit * Economist * This book is a gospel impossible to stop reading ... [ Navalny] is not going to be the political leader for future generations of Russians. But he might be the moral example some kind of Russian messiah * Vanity Fair * Alexei Navalny never loses faith that his cause is worth suffering for [ Patriot] is a testament to a famed dissident's extraordinary battle against despair as the Russian authorities gradually increase their crackdown against him * Independent *
