| 3 ½ With Prisoner’s Respect and Fraternal Warmth |
Non-fiction memoir. Individuum. Moscow 2018. 416 pages |
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Foreign rights:
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Hungary/ Athenaeum
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In December 2014, the Navalny brothers, Oleg and Alexei, were convicted in the ‘Yves Rocher case’. Alexei got 3 years of probation, while Oleg was sentenced to 3 years in prison. Although the European court of human rights ruled that the convic- tions were arbitrary and unfair, Oleg served the entire term, 1278 days.
This book, mostly written in prison, gives an ac-count of everything that happened to him during that time. Plus, the narrative is complemented with detailed dra- wings. If you read this book, you will find out what is the difference between the red and the black zone, what prison sheets and towels are for, where to hide a sim card during a search and more. But most importantly, this book is about remaining resilient even in the most outrageous, horrible and bizarre circumstances.
