![]() In his most recent book, The Story of Russia (2022), Figes reminds us that “ontemporary Russian politics are too often analyzed without sufficient knowledge of Russian history. Today, however, as we confront a perplexing and aggressive post-Soviet Russia, there is arguably no one better equipped to help us navigate Russian history than University of London historian Orlando Figes. ![]() Richard John Neuhaus was always fond of reminding those drawn to the seductions of modern secular political faiths that they “had not read their Solzhenitsyn.” Fifteen years after Solzhenitsyn’s passing, his personal witness to the ideological and personal ravages of Communism certainly remains important reading. ![]()
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