Murder in the Gulag - The explosive account of how Putin poisoned Alexei Navalny

'' Murder in the Gulag is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy, eloquent, page-turning and factual. It''s a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was'' - Roland Oliphant, Telegraph 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. Murder in the Gulag 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.

About the author

John Sweeney is a writer and journalist who has challenged dictators, despots, cult leaders, con artists and crooked businessmen for almost half a century. As a reporter, first for the Observer and then for the BBC, he has covered wars in around 100 countries and has been undercover in the danger zones of Chechnya, North Korea and Zimbabwe. The author of 16 books, including the Sunday Times bestseller Killer in the Kremlin, he has challenged both Donald Trump and Vladamir Putin face-to-face. He regularly appears on Good Morning Britain to report on life in Kyiv, where he has lived on and off since the Russian invasion.

Product details

• Authors: John Sweeney, Sweeney John
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.06.2025
• EAN: 9781035422302
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3542230-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 194 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Russia, True Crime, Biography: historical, political & military, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, 21st Century, Political corruption, Biography: historical, political and military, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Corruption in politics, government and society