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Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible
On the surface, Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia is a memoir of the years 2001 to 2010 when the author, Peter Pomerantsev, lived and worked in Russia. In reality, the book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Politics
Tagged autocracy, book review, nonfiction, peter pomerantsev, putin, Russia, tyranny
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Notes on the Invasion of Ukraine
I read because it helps me make sense of the world. I blog because it helps me distill what I’ve read, and hopefully it helps others make sense of the world too. The events of the past week make all … Continue reading
Surviving Autocracy: Can American democracy survive Trump’s autocratic transformation?
Surviving Autocracy By Masha Gessen Riverhead Books, New York, 2020 Most people in the US today have never lived under a dictatorship. Maybe we’ve heard stories from our parents or grandparents who immigrated from such places, but we don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Politics
Tagged autocracy, book reviews, democracy, masha gessen, nonfiction, putin, surviving autocracy, trump
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