RaveThe Financial Times (UK)\"This tragic ending looms over the memoir, which is at once a worthy testament to the author’s resistance to Putin and a heartbreaking account of Russia’s collapse into war and repression. Though by definition it feels incomplete, the book is also the best example left to us of Navalny’s defiance, courage, humor, and love for a country he believed could become \'the beautiful Russia of the future\' ... The final third of Patriot is made up of Navalny’s prison diaries. Though he narrates his dire predicament and Russia’s concurrent plunge into darkness with his usual wit, knowing how things end makes this a sobering read.\