Alexei Navalny’s memoir, Patriot, is set for release posthumously on October 22.
Compiled from the late Russian opposition leader’s prison diaries, the book was partly edited by his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, and will be available in 22 languages, including Russian.
Navalny died on February 16 in a penal colony in northern Russia, following convictions in multiple politically motivated cases during the Kremlin's suppression of dissent.
His death has been widely attributed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with global leaders condemning the circumstances.
In Patriot, Navalny reflected on his fate, predicting his own death in prison.
In a March 2022 diary entry, he wrote: “I knew from the start I would be imprisoned for life—either for the rest of my life or until the end of this regime. I will spend the rest of my life in prison and die here.”
Yulia Navalnaya hopes the memoir will keep her husband's legacy alive and inspire continued resistance against the current Russian government. “I want his voice to resonate loudly, even after his death,” she said in an interview with the BBC ahead of the release.
Navalnaya, who has accused Putin of her husband's murder, has vowed to carry on his political mission.
In July, a Moscow court ordered her arrest in absentia on charges of “participating in an extremist organization” related to her involvement with the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the organization founded by Navalny. She has indicated that if she returns to Russia, she would consider running for president.
The Kremlin denies any involvement in Navalny's death.
