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From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Benjamin Nathans's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause”

By Benjamin Nathans | September 24, 2025

The Dark Magic of Words: Why Fascism and Illiberalism Are So Seductive to Writers

The Dark Magic of Words: Why Fascism and Illiberalism Are So Seductive to Writers

Ed Simon Looks at Eduard Limonov, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Yukio Mishima, and Others

By Ed Simon | June 23, 2025

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

Brian K. Goodman Traces the Origins of the Term “Kafkaesque”

By Brian K. Goodman | July 5, 2023

The Return of the Dissident Academic Model: Balazs Trencsenyi on the Invisible University for Ukraine

The Return of the Dissident Academic Model: Balazs Trencsenyi on the Invisible University for Ukraine

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By Keen On | February 2, 2023

The First State-Approved North Korean Novel in English

The First State-Approved North Korean Novel in English

Friend Translator Immanuel Kim">Esther Kim In Conversation with Friend Translator Immanuel Kim

By Esther Kim | May 13, 2020

Ahmet Atlan: My Country Has Not Imprisoned My Mind

Ahmet Atlan: My Country Has Not Imprisoned My Mind

The Jailed Turkish Dissident on the Moment He Knew He Was Free

By Ahmet Atlan | November 1, 2019

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