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Samizdat (Down with Big Tech)
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Freedom of speech is decreasing everywhere, though the reasons vary by region. Meanwhile, Big Tech’s power is growing, along with its interference. In this new era, a nearly forgotten Soviet answer is reemerging: samizdat, the underground DIY press and distribution network.
Boris Ryzhy (1974-2001)
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A poet whose death is often discussed more than his life or work. Just shy of joining the
Club of 27, but only by a little. In September 2001,
Boris Ryzhy would have turned 27, but in March, he took his own life. From his Завещание (Testament): Договоримся так: когда умру, ты крест поставишь над моей могилой: let’s agree on this: when I die, you will place a cross over my grave.
Crime and Punishment
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A Russian book that everyone should read at least once is Преступление и наказание (Crime and Punishment) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. As
Jordan Peterson also says (
here and
here), along with many others, though perhaps less eloquently.
