The Future Is History
How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
Masha Gessen
The Future Is History dives deep into the recent history of Russia, chronicling the rise of a new strain of autocracy over a generation. Author and journalist Masha Gessen follows the lives of four people who were born with great promises of democracy and opportunity, but who were ultimately crushed by the regime's relentless persistence to maintain power. Gessen paints a powerful and urgent picture of a country on the brink of destruction, making this book a cautionary tale for all.
Publish Date
2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.19
ISBN
9781594634543
Categories
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2018-12-19T15:30:12.000Z
My 6 Favorite Books we talked about on the Pod in 2018: Thank you to @mashagessen, @elliotackerman @stephenmarkley, @ronenbergman, @NoraKrug and GFOP #JulianBarnes for your creativity, brilliance, and wonder and to our listeners for supporting them and every author this Year 📚🙌 – source2022-02-28T23:32:09.000Z
I recommend reading all of Masha Gessen's stuff.
There's a bit in The Future is History that explains how the lack of legitimate social science under the Soviet regime made it impossible to build democratic institutions after the fall. – source