He has both.' - The Economist You may also be interested in. 'A rollercoaster world calls for a news editor's skills in processing facts and a philosopher's ability to dissect ideologies. Vividly and insightfully told.' - Edward Lucas, The Times 'Snyder's central thesis is a strong one.

'One of the best.brisk, conceptually convincing account of democracy's retreat in the early years of 21st century.' - Luke Harding, Guardian Meticulously researched and footnoted.' - Tim Adams, Observer Snyder's forensic examination of, for example the news cycle that followed the shooting down of flight MH17 makes essential reading. 'This story of how Russia dismantled democracy, and the man who set its template for fake news, is chilling and persuasive. 'A brilliant and disturbing analysis, which should be read by anyone wishing to understand the political crisis currently engulfing the world.' - Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus

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'Zombie History: Timothy Snyder's bleak vision of the past and present'. 'The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder review – chilling and unignorable'. ^ 'Are We Traveling the 'Road to Unfreedom'?'.^ 'Understand Putin by understanding his favourite thinkers'.'Review: The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder - why the West is losing to Putin'.

It was translated into Ukrainian in 2020. Īccording to the WorldCat, the book has been translated into 10 languages: German, Spanish, Romanian, Russian, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Japanese, and also in Finnish and Croatian. However, some other reviewers have dismissed the book as a 'current liberal narrative', a paranoia 'that has emerged among liberals' or a poor understanding of fascism by Snyder when he refers to the emerging far-right political forces in the United States. Historian Margaret MacMillan writing for The New York Times calls the book a 'good wake up call', while Tim Adams in a review for The Guardian describes the book as 'persuasive', 'chilling and unignorable' and a review in Fair Observer calls it an 'important addition to the literature explaining current events' and rising authoritarianism. In it, Snyder explores Russian attempts to influence Western democracies and the influence of philosopher Ivan Ilyin on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation in general. The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America is a 2018 book by Timothy Snyder.

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