There are approximately a thousand political prisoners in Russia. These courageous individuals have been deprived of the right to live and act freely. But it turns out that they cannot be deprived of either their inner freedom or the right to express their own opinions. Their voices are the freest voices in Russia today. They resound from courtrooms, in letters, blogs, and social media. They are not afraid of censorship. And just as we reread the letters and speeches of Soviet political prisoners, future generations will reread the words of prisoners of the Russian regime.

This book presents the letters, interviews, posts, and speeches of Ilya Yashin—'politics in a country where politics no longer exists.'