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The Road to Unfreedom

Russia, Europe, America

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The Road to Unfreedom

Von: Timothy Snyder
Gesprochen von: Timothy Snyder
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With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be absolute. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. But we now know this to be premature. Authoritarianism first returned in Russia, as Putin developed a political system dedicated solely to the consolidation and exercise of power. In the last six years, it has creeped from east to west as nationalism inflames Europe, abetted by Russian propaganda and cyberwarfare. While countries like Poland and Hungary have made hard turns towards authoritarianism, the electoral upsets of 2016 revealed the citizens of the US and UK in revolt against their countries’ longstanding policies and values.

But this threat to the West also presents the opportunity to better understand the pillars of our own political order. In this forceful and unsparing work of contemporary history, Snyder goes beyond the headlines to expose the true nature of the threat to democracy. By showcasing the stark choices before us—between equality or oligarchy, individuality or totality, truth and falsehood—Snyder restores our understanding of the basis of our way of life, offering a way forward in a time of terrible uncertainty.
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I’ve also read Bloodlands and Black Earth by Snyder and found his interpretations, depth of knowledge and perspectives stimulating and seductive. As a European, who knows several European languages, I found also found refreshing insights on European matters. When it comes to Russia, I don’t know any Slavic languages, so I’m easy to impress and convince. His portrayal of the American scene though was somehow disappointing. His analysis was basically just an American liberal, he seemed to me to have too little distance. His analysis seemed pretty conventional when he turned his gaze to the American shores. He has a concept about politics of eternity, that is characterised among other things by a feeling of innocence. In the end, I also got an eerie feeling that he had a strong belief and feeling of innocence and moral superiority for his own side.

Insightful on Russia and Europe, conventional on USA.

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Demicracies die all over the free World, but this does not just happen: they are actively destroyed. Timothy Snyder explains who and why and we should well damn listen!

Excellent Analysis

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Detailed and thorough, thou sometimes a bit far fetched in conclusions. Still a must read

Great book, sometimes a bit far fetched

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Timothy Snyder tells in a breathless summary all the incredible events directed from Russian leaders, Putin’s (cyber- and real) warriors how our civilized democratic world is under attack since more than a decade, and we even don’t notice it. And he puts our time into a context of long time ago history, as well as the younger history of the 1930s/1940s in Europe and Russia. He introduces his very interesting approaches of “politics of inevitability” (Europe of today) coming before “politics of eternity” (Russian dictatorships of the 1920s,until Today...)

One of the very important books of our days

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this should be required reading for every person in the eastern and western world. Great book!

Essential!

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