In his memoir “Patriot,” the Russian opposition leader tracks the boredom, isolation, exhaustion, suffering, and absurdity of prison life.

Towards the end of his autobiography, Alexei Navalny admits he is struggling to finish it for reasons beyond his control. Prison officials are constantly saddling him with tasks that leave him scarce time to write.

I will participate in the elections… as a candidate” when the time is right, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told the BBC in an interview published on Oct.

The death of Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison in the Arctic this February sparked an outcry around the world. He was compared to Nelson Mandela as a prisoner of conscience. While behind bars, he completed a memoir,