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DESCRIPTION:Join the Center on Democracy\, Development and the Rule of Law 
 for a conversation with Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev\, Russian journal
 ists in exile and co-authors of How to Survive Authoritarianism: A Russian
 's Phrasebook for Everyday Life in America (Liveright\, 2026). The book ar
 gues that Americans confronting a rising tide of authoritarianism don't ne
 ed to invent a vocabulary for it: Russians already built one over generati
 ons of contending with illiberal rule. Kuznetsova and Storyev compile roug
 hly 100 Russian words and phrases\, from "power vertical\," used to descri
 be hypercentralized governance\, to "mnogohodovochka\," a term that mocks 
 misguided state initiatives\, tracing how this vernacular of double-speak 
 helped ordinary citizens "make sense of how illiberalism takes shape."\n\n
 The discussion will bring that framework to the American context\, examini
 ng the mechanics of authoritarian consolidation and the strategies availab
 le for resisting it\, and drawing comparisons between the Russian experien
 ce and current U.S. politics. Satre Family Senior Fellow & CDDRL Mosbacher
  Director Kathryn Stoner will be moderating the discussion.\n\nABOUT THE S
 PEAKERS\n\nMaria Kuznetsova is a human rights expert from Russia who tackl
 es political prosecution and anti-war repressions. She has expertise in de
 veloping international advocacy campaigns and engaging in strategic commun
 ication with journalists and public figures on human rights issues\, espec
 ially in the context of Russian war against Ukraine. Kuznetsova received a
  master of public policy from Harvard Kennedy School and is based in San F
 rancisco.\n\nDan Storyev grew up between Russia and the US. An Oxford grad
 uate\, he has been working as a journalist and researcher for years\, spec
 ialising on writing about the former Soviet space for English-language out
 lets. His writing appeared in the Financial Times\, New York Times and For
 eign Policy amongst others. Dan covers human rights and conflicts and has 
 reported from hotspots all over the world\, including Ukraine and Myanmar.
  Dan writes the English newsletter at OVD-Info\, a leading Russian human r
 ights watchdog\, which Dan also represented at conferences\, radio\, TV an
 d more. Dan had worked as a lecturer and tutor for a decade — his divers
 e experience includes guest lectures at Oxford\, Ghent and KCL.
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: How to Survive Authoritarianism
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 thoritarianism
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