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Timothy Snyder: The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America 3 stars

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America is a 2018 book by Timothy Snyder. In …

Putin's politics of eternity

3 stars

Russia has been exporting its 'politics of eternity' to replace the West's 'politics of inevitability' via Trump and far-right 'sado-populism'. Putin's philosophical roots are confounding & disturbing. Written before the 2022 escalation in the Ukraine war - we've awoken to this project, but can we sustain the fight and embed a 'politics of responsibility'? Slow going.

Reading time 23 days, 12 pages/day