Russian opposition leader Kara-Murza to publish memoir

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Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition leader released in 2024 after imprisonment, will publish a memoir called 'One Day Free' on 18 May.

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a 45-year-old Russian opposition leader, will publish a memoir titled 'One Day Free' on 18 May. Public Affairs, part of Hachette Book Group, announced the publication on Wednesday. Kara-Murza describes the book as 'a personal testimony and a historical chronicle' of life under President Vladimir Putin over the past quarter century.

Kara-Murza was arrested in 2022 after publicly opposing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was released in 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange. While imprisoned, he won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary columns published in The Washington Post. He endured 11 months of solitary confinement in Siberia and survived two poisonings, which he has blamed on Russian officials.

The activist now lives in the United States, where he serves as vice-chairman of Open Russia, a pro-democracy NGO founded by exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. In a statement, Kara-Murza said his book examines Putin's rule and takes 'an honest look at those people, both in Russia and in the West, who strengthened and enabled it — and at those who fought it, sometimes at the price of their own lives.' He added: 'In spite of everything, I am optimistic about Russia and its future.'

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• Vladimir Kara-Murza memoir 'One Day Free' to be released May 18Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza has written a memoir he's calling “One Day Free.”.Clickorlando · 21 Oct, 12:00
• Vladimir Kara-Murza memoir 'One Day Free' to be released May 18Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza has written a memoir he's calling “One Day Free.”.News4Jax · 21 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Vladimir Kara-Murza · Vladimir Putin · Mikhail Khodorkovsky · Russia · United States · Public Affairs · Open Russia

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