Overview
A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putinās nemesis Alexey Navalnyā lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoralĀ and presidentialĀ candidate, campaign strategist, provocateur, poisoning victim, dissident, and now, prisoner of conscience and anti-war crusader.
THE DISSIDENT is the story of how oneĀ fearlessĀ man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted aĀ relentless opposition movement and becameĀ President VladimirĀ PutināsĀ most formidable rivalāso despised that the Russian leader makes a point of never uttering Navalnyās name.
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Thereās an old saying that Russia without corruption isnāt Russia. Alexey Navalny refuses to accept this proposition. His stubborn insistence that Russians can defy the stereotype and create an entirely different country made him such a threat to Putin that the Kremlin wanted him exiledāor deadāand now seems intent on keeping him locked in a prison colony for decades.Ā
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International correspondent David M. Herszenhorn,Ā weaves together the threads of Navalnyās remarkable life and work:
- The assassination attempt with a military-grade nerve agent by an FSB hit squad in Siberia, his recovery, and the vigilante-style investigation with news outlet Bellingcat to identify and confront his own would-be killers;
- Navalnyās personal biography as part of the generation that straddled the end of the Soviet Union and birth of the Russian Federation, including childhood summers with his Ukrainian grandparents near Chernobyl, and his fellowship at Yale University, which spurred conspiracy theories about his ties to the U.S.;
- His anti-corruption investigations that exposed billions in graft at Russiaās biggest state-owned companies and vastĀ bribe-takingĀ by top Russian officials, including his blockbuster revelations about Putinās Black Sea Palace;
- His political activism, includingĀ huge street protests,Ā hisĀ bidĀ for Moscow mayor in 2013, renegade run for president in 2017,Ā his controversial views on nationalism, gun rights and Crimea, his transformation into a prisoner of conscience bravely denouncing Putinās war of aggression in Ukraine, and more.Ā
Riveting and complex, THE DISSIDENT introduces readers to modern Russiaās greatest agitator, a man willing to sacrifice his freedomāand even his own lifeāto build the decent, democratic country he wants to live in and hopes to pass on to his children.
This book title, The Dissident (Alexey Navalny: Profile of a Political Prisoner), ISBN: 9781538709450, by David Herszenhorn, published by Grand Central Publishing (October 31, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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