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Cargando... The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russiapor Masha Gessen
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Riveting. Disturbing. The obvious-and borne out- implications for America are chilling. An excellent coherent history and how that history plays out in individual lives gives a stunning look into the present situation. An amazing book. I learned so much about Russian history and world views. The totalitarian playbook, in use currently in use by the alt right here, is well worn and unimaginative. Accuse your enemies of being pediphiles is the play. Outlaw and demonize homosexuals is the play. Oppress women in the name of promoting family values is the play. Russia is a traumatized country in a suicidal death spiral, and we are not far behind. The narrative is of seven Russians born in the early to middle 1980s who grew up under Putin; Zhanna Nemtsov, Masha, Seryozha Yakovlev, Lyosha, Marina, Lev Gudkov, and Alexander Dugin who present their story with five of them having satellite narratives by family members. Author Masha Gessen was born in Russia and grew up in the shadow of Putin and was ultimately forced to flee with her family to the West. The Soviet Union is the world’s longest serving totalitarian state, an evil empire, and an existential threat, which Gessen makes crystal clear is her recounting of the events in the live of individuals chosen. It is a stark, raw, exposé of Putin’s channelling of his heroes Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Stalin. Great book. If you want to understand the history of Russia; the collapse of the Soviet Union; how Putin came to power; and why the war in the Ukraine has not resulted in him losing power thus far-- this is an excellent book to read. Gessen was born (1967) and raised in Russia and lived it. I listened to the audio book which has the advantage of being read by Gessen. But if you are not a Russian speaker, you will have to stay on top of it carefully to keep the Russian names straight. If you want to listen to the audio version I suggest also buying a paper copy or getting a library copy to help. Gessen limits herself to writing about Russia, but one could write a separate book about the Trump Republicans use of political tactics perfected by Putin. Áhugaverð bók. Gessen lýsir þróun síðustu ára í Rússlandi frá falli Sovétríkjanna allt fram á okkar daga. Til viðbótar þessu yfirliti fylgir hún eftir nokkrum einstaklingum sem fæddust hrunárið 1991 og upplifðu ólguna í samfélaginu fyrstu árin eftir hrun Sovétríkjanna og hvernig Putin og klíka hans snéri við lýðræðisþróuninni og kom á mafíu/harðstjórnarríki. Gessen leitast einnig við að skilgreina og útskýra hvernig samfélagið í Rússlandi er í dag og hvers vegna Rússar hafa látið þessar breytingar yfir sig ganga. Gefur fína innsýn í ólgandi samfélag í mótun. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Durante las ltimas dcadas hemos asistido a la muerte de una democracia que nunca lleg a serlo.
Los ciudadanos rusos han estado perdiendo derechos y libertades y, desde 2012, han sufrido una represin poltica abierta. Mientras, en el exterior, Rusia se embarcaba en nuevos conflictos.
Cmo ha ocurrido esto? Qu ha pasado desde que se desplom la URSS?
Para reconstruir la Rusia actual Masha Gessen se centra en las historias concretas de las personas para quienes el fin de la URSS fue el primero o uno de sus primeros recuerdos: los rusos nacidos en la dcada de 1980. Una generacin que ha pasado toda su vida adulta en la Rusia de Vladimir Putin, y que ha visto como su pas viraba de la apertura al repliegue, del dilogo con Occidente a la hostilidad.
El resultado es un retrato fidedigno de la Rusia que los occidentales no alcanzan a ver, y que los rusos no pueden estudiar sin sufrir las consecuencias. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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