Russia found allies among nationalists, oligarchs, and radicals everywhere, and its drive to dissolve Western institutions, states, and values found resonance within the West itself. In the 2010s, it has spread from east to west, aided by Russian warfare in Ukraine and cyberwar in Europe and the United States. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Putin found fascist ideas that could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future.
From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America.With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final.
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