O tiranii - Timoti Snaider

This book explores the problem of tyranny from all possible angles, drawing on examples of the history of the twentieth century, unusually rich in material of this kind. Which ruler becomes a tyrant and who is to blame, why millions of people endowed with freedom of choice, suddenly begin to obediently obey someone else's will and resign any orders, even if it endangers their lives and the lives of their loved ones, whether it is possible to predict the appearance of tyrants and why it is important to protect public institutions, what danger are those words and symbols, where the line between democracy and dictatorship passes. how to fight against a tyrant and whether it makes sense. But the main thing is that this book draws twenty concrete conclusions that we must draw from the cruel history lesson, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.