How to Survive Authoritarianism: A Russian's Phrasebook for Everyday Life in America

An indispensable, irreverent lexicon that gives Americans the language we need to face the threat of authoritarianism today—from the country that’s been surviving it for a century.

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 t...