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Dreams come back to haunt us
A new translation reflects how people under authoritarianism process reality.
Aug 12 • 
Polina Barskova
2
On originality
Challenges facing new music.
Jun 18 • 
Roger Reynolds
7
Review: Opposing authoritarianism
Benjamin Nathans’s history of the Soviet dissident movement has important lessons for today.
Jun 18 • 
Gregory Feifer
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