What Anne Applebaum thinks about politics

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American-Polish journalist and historian, staff writer at The Atlantic; author of Gulag, Iron Curtain, Twilight of Democracy and Autocracy, Inc.

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1. 15 Sept 2026

   Our readingRevolutionary movements aim to remake the international system, not just their own country's politics.

   Their wordsIn modern times, every major revolutionary movement has sought to change not just the politics of a single country but the international system itself.

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