With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be absolute. 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. The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America. This fundamental challenge to democracy presents an opportunity to better understand the pillars of our own political order. Russian expansionism, led by Vladimir Putin, threatens to. A brilliant analysis of our time.Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. The rise of populism, the British vote against the EU, and the election of Donald Trump were all Russian goals, but their achievement reveals the vulnerability of Western societies and the uncertain character of Western political order. The Road to Unfreedom (2018) chronicles the extraordinary political age we are now living in. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America. 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. In the 2010s, it has spread from east to west, aided by Russian warfare in Ukraine and cyberwar and information war in Europe and the United States. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Putin found fascist ideas that could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be final. Summary: "From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America.
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