Murder in the Gulag

<p><b>'<i>Murder in the Gulag</i> is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy eloquent page-turning and factual. It's a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was' - Roland Oliphant <i>Telegraph</i></b> <p/>In this revised and updated paperback edition award-winning journalist John Sweeney goes behind the headlines to investigate what really happened to Alexei Navalny in the freezing Polar Wolf penal colony in a remote part of Siberia in February 2024. This is a warts-and-all portrayal of the highly charismatic but controversial Russian opposition leader who at one time flirted with the far right. <i>Murder in the Gulag</i> lifts the lid on the reality of life in Russia today and asks what Navalny's death means for the future of Putin Russia and the West.</p>