Anne Applebaum

Red Famine by Anne Applebaum is a masterful and haunting account of one of the most devastating and tragic episodes of the 20th century - the Holodomor, the man-made famine that struck Ukraine in 1932-33. This meticulously researched book delves into the dire consequences of policies driven by ideology, where nearly four million Ukrainians succumbed to starvation, not by natural...

Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum is a compelling examination of the gradual decline of democratic ideals and the rise of authoritarianism in Europe and America. Through a series of deeply personal yet politically resonant narratives, Applebaum chronicles the trajectory of individuals who once celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dawn of a new democratic era but...

Iron Curtain by Anne Applebaum offers an in-depth exploration of one of the most harrowing periods in modern history - the establishment of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe after the Second World War. Meticulously researched and vividly written, this book provides a comprehensive account of how the Soviet Union enforced its ideology on a region traumatised by years of war...

Gulag by Anne Applebaum provides an exhaustive and comprehensive history of one of the most notorious horrors of the twentieth century: the Soviet Union's forced labour camp system. With chilling precision, Applebaum unveils the vast, intricate network that detained millions and claimed countless lives. This meticulously researched account spans from the incipient stages of the labour camps under the tsars,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "How did our democracy go wrong? This extraordinary document ... is Applebaum's answer." —Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism and authoritarianism. From the United States and Britain to continental Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege, while...

The celebrated historian and journalist uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic world in this Sunday Times bestseller. All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man at the top. But in the 21st century, that cartoon bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, autocracies are run not...

All of us often think of autocratic states through a cartoonish lens, imagining a singular villainous figure at the helm. However, in Autocracy, Inc, the celebrated historian and journalist Anne Applebaum reveals a far more intricate and menacing reality that defines modern-day autocracies. In the 21st century, autocracies are no longer the domains of solitary despots but are managed by...