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The Future Is History
How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
Book • 2017
The Future Is History charts the coming-of-age of four Russians born in the early 1980s, tracing their experiences from the optimism of post-Soviet reforms to the resurgence of authoritarianism under Vladimir Putin.
The book offers a nuanced understanding of Russian society and its recurrent totalitarianism.
Through personal narratives and intellectual history, Gessen diagnoses the societal and political shifts that have shaped Russia's contemporary governance.
The book offers a nuanced understanding of Russian society and its recurrent totalitarianism.
Through personal narratives and intellectual history, Gessen diagnoses the societal and political shifts that have shaped Russia's contemporary governance.
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Recommended by Pete Buttigieg for understanding Russia's current state.
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Two Blue States That Will Determine Control of Congress
Mentioned by Masha Gessen while discussing the impact of totalitarian regimes on knowledge production and intellectual freedom.
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Welcome to Trump’s Mafia State
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Breht in the episode introduction as the guest speaker and author of "Our History is the Future."
Breht in the episode introduction as the guest speaker and author of "Our History is the Future."
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