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Surviving Autocracy
by Masha Gessen
Gessen applies lessons from Russia to American institutions: language, norms, the autocratic attempt. Short and pointed.
Read it if…
you want a Russian-American journalist's lens on institutional erosion.
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Skip it if…
you want neutrality.
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Three things you will actually use
- Language is the first casualty.
- Institutions are people.
- Name things accurately.
Do this first
Read the chapter on language.
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