Timothy Snyder

”Meidän on tutkittava historiaa ymmärtääksemme tyrannian syvimmät syyt ja pohdittava sopivia vastatoimia. Me emme ole yhtään viisaampia kuin 1900-luvun eurooppalaiset, jotka näkivät demokratian antautuvan fasismille, natsismille tai kommunismille. Onneksi voimme ottaa oppia heidän kokemuksestaan. Nyt on hyvä hetki tehdä niin.”Kolmannen valtakunnan historiaan syvällisesti perehtynyt Timothy Snyder luonnosteli kaksikymmentä opetustaan välittömästi Yhdysvaltain hätkähdyttävän vaalituloksen jälkeen. Snyder osoittaa mitä voimme historiasta oppia nyt, kun demokratiamme on uhattuna.”Historia pystyy opettamaan ja se pystyy varoittamaan”, Snyder toteaa. Tyranniasta-teos esittää 20 opetusta 1900-luvulta sovitettuna nykypäivän oloihin.

Timothy Snyderiä on kutsuttu ”pimeän aikamme johtavaksi tulkiksi”. Historioitsijana Snyder on tarjonnut teräviä uudelleentulkintoja poliittisista romahduksista ja joukkomurhista. Julkisena intellektuellina hän on soveltanut tietoa käynnissä oleviin konflikteihin ja toiminut autoritaarisuutta vastaan eri puolilla maailmaa.Vapaudesta vie lukijat jännittävälle älylliselle matkalle. Snyder hyödyntää ajankohtaisissa kirjoituksissaan filosofien ja poliittisten toisinajattelijoiden työtä, keskusteluja nykyajan ajattelijoiden kanssa ja myös omia henkilökohtaisia kokemuksiaan.Snyderin mukaan vapaus on perustavan tärkeä arvo, joka mahdollistaa kaikki muut arvot.Vapaus kuitenkin ymmärretään usein liian kapeasti, ja tämä johtaa ongelmiin. On virhe määritellä vapaus vain negatiivisesti, vapautena jostakin. Vapaudella on oltava myös positiivinen sisältö ja tulkinta. Snyder pohtii kirjassa viittä toisiinsa kytkeytyvää vapauden muotoa, jotka ovat täysivaltaisuus, ennakoimattomuus, liikkuvuus, tosipohjaisuus ja solidaarisuus.Kirja syventää ymmärrystämme vapauden ehdoista, auttaa hahmottamaan demokratian kriisiä ja antaa eväitä tulevaisuuden politiikan muotoiluun.

In October 1942, thirteen-year-old Rózia Handelsman (Rose Lipszyc) manages to escape certain death as her family is being deported from their home near Lublin, Poland. Alone and terrified, she flees to a neighbor’s house and is reunited with her aunt, Róza Finkielsztajn. With the help of friends and strangers, the two Roses adopt false identities and disguise themselves as Polish gentile sisters. Against all odds, they survive the war in a forced-labor camp in Nazi Germany. A collaboration between award-winning graphic novelist Miriam Libicki and Holocaust survivor Rose Lipszyc, this book illuminates a crucial part of our shared history with care, honesty, and creativity.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "visionary" (The Guardian) exploration of freedom--what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival--by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of On Tyranny " Snyder's] deep political and philosophical examination of how to . . . create and sustain freedom provides a hopeful view for the future."--Los Angeles Times Timothy Snyder has been called "the leading interpreter of our dark times." As a historian, he has given us startling reinterpretations of political collapse and mass killing. As a public intellectual, he has turned that knowledge toward counsel and prediction, working against authoritarianism here and abroad. His book On Tyranny has inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom. Now, in this tour de force of political philosophy, he helps us see exactly what we're fighting for. Freedom is the great American commitment, but as Snyder argues, we have lost sight of what it means--and this is leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: We think we're free if we can do and say as we please, and protect ourselves from government overreach. But true freedom isn't so much freedom from as freedom to--the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible. On Freedom takes us on a thrilling intellectual journey. Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers, and his own experiences coming of age in a time of American exceptionalism, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes--the habits of mind--that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. We come to appreciate the importance of traditions (championed by the right) but also the role of institutions (the purview of the left). Intimate yet ambitious, this book helps forge a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity, and grace.

** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR **'Visionary ... buy or borrow this book, read it, take it to heart' OBSERVER‘Everyone who cares about freedom should read this book’ ANNE APPLEBAUM‘Passionate, intimate, compelling – a clarion call’ PHILIPPE SANDSA brilliant exploration of freedom – what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival from the acclaimed, bestselling author of On TyrannyFreedom is our great commitment, but we have lost sight of what it means – leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: we think we’re free if we can do and say as we please. But true freedom isn’t so much freedom from, as freedom to – the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible.Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers and his own experiences, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. Intimate yet ambitious, this book forges a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity and grace.On Tyranny inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom; On Freedom helps us see exactly what we’re fighting for. It is a thrilling intellectual journey and a tour de force of political philosophy.‘In these hard times for liberty, On Freedom makes the case that freedom, once explored and understood, is the way forward’ PRESIDENT ZELENSKY*New York Times bestseller list, 6 Oct 24*.

Frihet innebærer ikke bare fravær av det onde, men tilstedeværelse av det gode. I det øyeblikk vi tar friheten for gitt, står den i fare for å bli borte. Det finnes ingen frihet uten solidaritet - din frihet er forutsetningen for min frihet.Timothy Snyder er en av vår tids viktigste intellektuelle stemmer. Hans bok Om tyranni. 20 ting vi kan lære av det 20. århundre (2017), der han advarte mot ufrihetens former, fant millioner av lesere over hele verden, og ble her hjemme anbefalt som obligatorisk pensum på skolene.I Om frihet tar Snyder steget videre og utforsker hva frihet er, i positiv forstand. Gjennom en personlig og engasjerende tekst, gir Snyder oss en grundig analyse av hva vi ikke bare må kjempe imot, men først og fremst hva det er vi er vi må kjempe for.«Lidenskapelig, personlig og overbevisende - et høyt og tydelig varselrop om prinsippfasthet og engasjement i en tid preget av uro og utfordringer.»PHILLIPPE SANDS«Alle som bryr seg om frihet - hva den innebærer og hva som skal til for å bevare den, bør lese denne boken.»ANNE APPLEBAUM

Frihed er den værdi, vi sætter højest, men vi har mistet overblikket over, hvad det vil sige – og det har ført os ud i en krise. For alt for mange af os er frihed blevet lig med fravær af statsmagt: Vi tror, vi er frie, hvis blot vi kan gøre og sige, hvad vi vil. Men ægte frihed er ikke så meget frihed fra som frihed til – frihed til at trives og til at turde tage risici for en fremtid, vi selv kan vælge ved at samarbejde. Frihed er den værdi, der gør alle de andre værdier mulige. Med afsæt i filosoffers og systemkritikeres indsigter, samtaler med tidens tænkere og egne erfaringer indkredser Timothy Snyder de praksisser og holdninger, der kan sætte os i stand til at indrette samfundet, så vi selv og fremtidige generationer kan blomstre. Med denne ærlige og ambitiøse bog taler han for en ny konsensus, der er forankret i en politik med overflod, generøsitet og medmenneskelighed.

Frihet innebærer ikke bare fravær av det onde, men tilstedeværelse av det gode. I det øyeblikk vi tar friheten for gitt, står den i fare for å bli borte. Det finnes ingen frihet uten solidaritet – din frihet er forutsetningen for min frihet.Timothy Snyder er en av vår tids viktigste intellektuelle stemmer. Hans bok Om tyranni. 20 ting vi kan lære av det 20. århundre (2017), der han advarte mot ufrihetens former, fant millioner av lesere over hele verden, og ble her hjemme anbefalt som obligatorisk pensum på skolene.I Om frihet tar Snyder steget videre og utforsker hva frihet er, i positiv forstand. Gjennom en personlig og engasjerende tekst, gir Snyder oss en grundig analyse av hva vi ikke bare må kjempe imot, men først og fremst hva det er vi er vi må kjempe for.«Lidenskapelig, personlig og overbevisende – et høyt og tydelig varselrop om prinsippfasthet og engasjement i en tid preget av uro og utfordringer.»PHILLIPPE SANDS«Alle som bryr seg om frihet – hva den innebærer og hva som skal til for å bevare den – bør lese denne boken.»ANNE APPLEBAUM

** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR **'Visionary ... buy or borrow this book, read it, take it to heart' OBSERVER‘Everyone who cares about freedom should read this book’ ANNE APPLEBAUM‘Passionate, intimate, compelling – a clarion call’ PHILIPPE SANDSA brilliant exploration of freedom – what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival from the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny Freedom is our great commitment, but we have lost sight of what it means – leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: we think we’re free if we can do and say as we please. But true freedom isn’t so much freedom from, as freedom to – the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible.Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers and his own experiences, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. Intimate yet ambitious, this book forges a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity and grace.On Tyranny inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom; On Freedom helps us see exactly what we’re fighting for. It is a thrilling intellectual journey and a tour de force of political philosophy.‘In these hard times for liberty, On Freedom makes the case that freedom, once explored and understood, is the way forward’ PRESIDENT ZELENSKY*New York Times bestseller list, 6 Oct 24*.

This collection of essays and articles, written between 2019 and 2023 for such outlets as The Daily Beast and The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), illuminates recent Russian international affairs through the lens of Moscow’s propaganda tactics. For more than two decades, the Kremlin’s agitators have been tasked to lay, in advance, the groundwork for various domestic and foreign actions by the regime of Vladimir Putin. Thus, Russian state-controlled media provides crucial clues for deciphering the—often sinister—goals that the government of Russia was and is planning to pursue abroad, from election interference to military invasions. The goal of the sum of these activities is the establishment of a new world order—with Russia at its helm. Before the large invasion of 24 February 2022, Russian state media portrayed the West as incapable of opposing Russian aggression. Putin’s propagandists cheered for war against Ukraine, predicting it would be quick and victorious. Misreading the ability of the West to unite and miscalculating Russia’s capabilities in confronting determined Ukrainians, Russia ended up in a quagmire of its own creation. In 2024, Putin’s decorated propagandists face the possibility of future scrutiny and potential prosecutions for their proactive incitement of genocide. They unravel, along with the Kremlin, having to tell multiple conflicting stories and condemn the same players they used to lionize. Backed into the corner, they resort to nuclear threats and demand even more blood from Ukraine, whose only crime is its desire for democracy and freedom.

Tsja knizhka - intelektualnij posibnik iz protistojannja zagrozi, jaka naspravdi blizhcha, nizh nam vidajetsja: tiraniji.Na prikladakh natsistskoji Nimechchini, stalinskogo SRSR, komunistichnikh Polschi j Chekhoslovachchini, putinskoji Rosiji Timoti Snajder rozkrivaje formulu tiraniji j mekhanizm jiji posilennja."Pro tiraniju" - knizhka-zasterezhennja, napisana za pershogo prezidentstva Donalda Trampa j dopovnena pislja jogo sprobi, ne viznavshi porazku, shturmuvati Kapitolij. Znajuchi, jak rozvivalis podalshi podiji, chitachi peresvidchatsja u vluchnosti prognoziv istorika j vizmut iz tsijeji knizhki svoji, dodatkovi uroki. Golovni z nikh - pro vlasnu vidpovidalnist kozhnogo z nas za podolannja realnogo zla.

Vilgelm fon Gabsburg - ertsgertsog, rodich avstrijskogo tsisarja, scho obrav ukrajinsku identichnist i stav legendarnim polkovnikom Vasilem Vishivanim, Chervonim knjazem, jakij borovsja za nezalezhnist Ukrajini v chasi Pershoji i Drugoji svitovikh vojen. Jogo vabili gerojichni storinki ukrajinskoji istoriji, zmagannja ukrajintsiv za derzhavnist. Azh do svojeji smerti za stinami Luk'janivskoji tjurmi Kijeva vlitku 1948 roku ne vtrachav nadiji posisti monarshij prestol u vidnovlenij Ukrajinskij Derzhavi. Vin shukav sojuznikiv u Polschi, Avstriji, Frantsiji i navit u natsistskij Nimechchini, ale, vreshti, rozcharuvavsja v nikh usikh. Khto zh buv tsej divnij cholovik, jakij zminiv svoju identichnist i virishiv borotisja za chuzhu derzhavnist? Jakoju bula b istorija nashoji derzhavi, jakbi jogo mrija zdijsnilasja?

"Chorna zemlja" - odne iz najglibshikh doslidzhen tragediji Golokostu, v jakomu Timoti Snajderu vdalosja pojednati masshtabnij analiz prirodi natsizmu ta Gitlerovoji oderzhimosti znischennjam jevrejiv iz unikalnimi istorijami ljudjanosti, poshukom chesnikh vidpovidej pro prichini kolaboratsiji zi zlom."Chorna zemlja" skladaje tematichnu dilogiju iz "Krivavimi zemljami". Jak i v poperednij knizhtsi, Snajder detalno analizuje ukrajinskij kontekst Drugoji svitovoji vijni, stavlennja ta plani natsistiv schodo okupovanoji Ukrajini, vzajemodiju natsistskoji Nimechchini ta stalinskogo Radjanskogo Sojuzu, prichini znischennja sporidnenimi totalitarnimi rezhimami miljoniv ljudej.Timoti Snajder - amerikanskij istorik, pismennik, publichnij intelektual. Profesor Universitetu Toronto (Kanada); fakhivets z istoriji Skhidnoji Jevropi KHKh stolittja, zokrema istorij Ukrajini, Polschi, Rosiji. Doslidnik natsionalizmu, totalitarizmu ta Golokostu.

"Shljakh do nesvobodi" - odna iz najvazhlivishikh dlja ukrajinskogo chitacha knig Timoti Snajdera, bo vona pro nas, pro istoriju, svidkami j uchasnikami jakoji mi je tut i teper. Tse knizhka pro podiji, politichni figuri ta globalni ideji, jaki prikhovani za tsimi podijami.Timoti Snajder analizuje skladni ta dramatichni transformatsiji v Rosiji, Ukrajini, Jevropi ta SSHA vid 2011 do 2016 roku. Sered golovnikh podij - rosijski protesti na Bolotnij ploschi v Moskvi, Revoljutsija Gidnosti v Ukrajini, aneksija Krimu ta vtorgnennja Rosiji na Donbas, kriza bizhentsiv, Brekzit i peremoga Donalda Trampa na prezidentskikh viborakh u SSHA.Timoti Snajder ne lishe stavit pitannja pro te, chomu zh ideja "kintsja istoriji" bula pomilkovoju. Vin dovodit, jak zakladena v "kinets istoriji" neuniknist, abo zh, inshimi slovami, dumka pro te, scho "ideji ne majut znachennja", mogla doklastisja do stvorennja suchasnogo politichnogo klimatu.

"Tsja knizhka je istorichnoju rozvidkoju, biografijeju ta etichnim traktatom", - vvazhaje odin iz jiji spivavtoriv amerikanskij istorik Timoti Snajder. U fokusi jogo rozmov iz Toni Dzhadtom - "istorija suchasnikh politichnikh idej u Jevropi ta Spoluchenikh Shtatakh; vlada i spravedlivist u rozuminni liberalnikh, sotsialistichnikh, komunistichnikh, natsionalistichnikh i fashistskikh intelektualiv vid kintsja XIX do pochatku XXI stolit". Na dumku Timoti Snajdera, odnimi iz najvazhlivishikh u jikhnikh rozmovakh iz Toni Dzhadtom stali "rozdumi pro obmezhennja (i zdatnist do vidrodzhennja) politichnikh idej, a takozh pro moralni porazki (i obov'jazki) intelektualiv u polititsi". Vodnochas "Rozdumi pro KHKh stolittja" - tse takozh i biografija istorika j esejista Toni Dzhadta, jakij narodivsja v Londoni v seredini XX stolittja, pislja kataklizmiv Drugoji svitovoji vijni ta Golokostu, u chas, koli komunisti utverdzhuvali vladu u Skhidnij Jevropi.

U sertsi Jevropi posered KHKh stolittja natsistskij ta radjanskij rezhimi vbili blizko 14 miljoniv ljudej. Krivavi zemli, mistse zagibeli vsikh zhertv, okhopljujut prostir vid Tsentralnoji Polschi do Zakhidnoji Rosiji: Ukrajinu, Bilorus ta krajini Baltiji. Pid chas zmitsnennja natsional-sotsializmu ta stalinizmu (1933-1938), spilnoji nimetsko-radjanskoji okupatsiji Polschi (1939-1941), a potim nimetsko-radjanskoji vijni (1941-1945) na tsej region zijshlo masove nasillja u nebachenikh v istoriji masshtabakh. Zhertvami jogo stali golovno jevreji, ukrajintsi, poljaki, bilorusi, narodi krajin Baltiji. Doslidzhennja avtoritetnogo amerikanskogo istorika Timoti Snajdera uzagalnjuje najtragichnishi storinki v istoriji Skhidnoji Jevropi KHKh stolittja."Krivavi zemli" dekonstrujujut prirodu sporidnenikh totalitarnikh rezhimiv: natsistskoji Nimechchini ta fashistskoji Rosiji. Knizhka stvorjuje masshtabnu rekonstruktsiju ne tilki tragediji Golokostu, a j zlochiniv stalinskogo rezhimu, zokrema na teritoriji Ukrajini, pochinajuchi z 1933 roku."Krivavi zemli" - vazhliva pratsja dlja rozuminnja istoriji Ukrajini jak prostoru, de zishtovkhnulisja dva totalitarni rezhimi. Timoti Snajder poslidovno pokazuje, jak obidvi sistemi dijali za skhozhimi printsipami: cherez znetsinennja zhittja, znischennja gidnosti ta stirannja pam'jati.