(Reuters) – Russian opposition figure Alexeï Navalny had written his memoirs before his death in detention in February, his widow Yulia Navalnaïa announced on X.
The autobiography will be published in several languages on October 22, she said on the social network.
The opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin died on February 16 at the age of 47 in a penal colony in the Russian Arctic, where he was transferred in December to serve a prison sentence.
His supporters accuse Vladimir Putin of ordering his assassination, but Russian authorities deny any involvement in his death. (Reporting Andrew Osborn, French version Diana Mandiá, editing by Sophie Louet)
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