Ann Komaromi, "Soviet Samizdat: Imagining a New Society" (Cornell UP, 2022)
New Books in Literary Studies
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The Influence of the Late Soviet Sam on Solidarity
The hope of sharing information about rights violations has been counteracted by authoritarian governments that crack down on the spread of news and communications. On the other hand, things like social media have proven to be vulnerable to commercial forces in ways that distort the ability of people to express their interests and create solidarity. There is still news that gets circulated to contradict propaganda and there's the use of VPNs and even PDFs as ways that people who have access to news on independent sites can in fact print out copies to give to other folks who might fear the surveillance and control they would experience if they try it electronically.
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