TY  - BOOK
AU  - Snyder,Timothy
TI  - The road to unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America 
SN  - 9780525574460 (hbk.)
AV  - D863 .S59 2018
U1  - 320.53094 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Tim Duggan Books
KW  - Authoritarianism
KW  - Western countries
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Relations
KW  - Russia (Federation)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-345) and index; Prologue -- Individualism or totalitarianism -- Succession or failure -- Integration or empire -- Novelty or eternity -- Truth or lies -- Equality or oligarchy -- Epilogue
N2  - "From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America. With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. This faith was misplaced. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Putin found that fascist ideas could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. In the 2010s, it has spread from east to west, aided by Russian warfare in Ukraine and cyberwar in Europe and the United States. Russia found allies among nationalists, oligarchs, and radicals everywhere, and its drive to dissolve Western institutions, states, and values found resonance within the West itself. The rise of populism, the British vote against the European Union, and the U.S. election of Donald Trump were all Russian goals, but their achievement reveals the vulnerability of Western societies. In this forceful and unsparing work of contemporary history, based on vast research as well as personal reporting, Snyder goes beyond the headlines to expose the true nature of the threat to democracy and law. By revealing the stark choices before us--between equality and oligarchy, individuality and 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"--Provided by publisher
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