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.
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.
i know i couldn’t do the same and i struggle to understand why it’s amazing or why he did it.
did this guy have sort of trump like distortion field that made him believe he was the chosen one or did he do something to earn his fame? what was he hoping to accomplish by going back? was he expecting to pull off a napoleon and that people would join his side on his return?
i don’t expect a constructive response from you based on your post history in this thread; but maybe someone else can edify me since google makes him look much worse than the american media.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Navalny did something whether you approve of it or not.
He was probably making a bet and hoping to come out on top somehow, tried pulling a Nelson Mandela. Saying this will also get me downvoted to oblivion but he was another right wing asshole, western media just made him a hero because he was against Putin.
I think we all did.
I mean, it was kind of amazing he lived as long as he did.
Archive link for The New Yorker article.