How to Survive Authoritarianism
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A01=Dan Storyev
A01=Maria Kuznetsova
Author_Dan Storyev
Author_Maria Kuznetsova
authoritarianism
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fascism
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glossary
phrasebook
putin
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resistance
right-wing
russia
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- ISBN 9781324098799
- Dimensions: 127 x 178mm
- Publication Date: 29 Sep 2026
- Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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America is not the first country to experience the stirring of tyranny; in Russia, it has been the law of the land for generations. Over the years, a vernacular of double-speak emerged, one that helped ordinary people make sense of how illiberalism takes shape and makes itself felt in daily life. It allowed them to talk about authoritarianism and to subvert it–with a healthy dose of humour and irony along the way. In this edifying yet light-hearted glossary, two exiled dissidents share one hundred Russian idioms and turns of phrase, from “apparatchik” to “samizdat”. Some, like “power vertical,” give name to a hypercentralised form of government. Others are playful, like mnogohodovochka (“master plan”), used to deride bizarre, misguided state measures. Taken together, they make up the vocabulary we need to understand what is really taking place and offer a roadmap to what might still lie ahead.
Maria Kuznetsova is a human rights expert and activist. She received a master of public policy from Harvard Kennedy School and is based in San Francisco. Dan Storyev is a researcher and writer. He received an MPhil from the University of Oxford.
