Club Meeting 45: Patriot
Patriot by Alexei Navalny is a powerful memoir that reflects on the author’s life as a political activist challenging corruption and authoritarianism in Russia. Blending personal stories with broader reflections on justice, courage, and sacrifice, the book offers insight into the motivations and convictions that drove his work. It explores the cost of standing up for one’s beliefs and the resilience required to continue fighting for change in the face of overwhelming opposition.
Guest : Greg Wall
Greg Wall grew up in Kentucky, Ohio, and Alabama on various Army bases before he went to Princeton where he did Army ROTC and met Phil during his sophomore year. Greg studied Russian at school and lived in both St Petersburg and Moscow during his college years. After writing his thesis on the Lukashenko regime in former soviet country Belarus he graduated into the Army. He served most of his 5 year service in Germany in Army intelligence during the Russia-Ukraine war.
