mean specifically about russia is that. the seventy four years of to tell a tyrant ism shaped an entirely different society than what we have seen elsewhere in the world russia has not told and his story about its history and specifically the history of stalinist terror. stalin ruled the soviet union with an iron fist until one nine hundred fifty three but even today the dictator is celebrated as the one who helped defeat hitler stalin dreamed of a mighty empire but millions of russians lost their lives as a result something that often goes unmentioned. and so it s very hard to tell a story about it but without a story a society is unable to move forward so the future is history both in the sense that it s determined by history and that it s. it s a history that hasn t been told and also in english the future is history also means the future has gone. to change russia. presents itself as
future is shaped by its past and you might say that about any country but what i mean specifically about russia is that. the seventy four years of to tell a turn as i m shaped an entirely different society than what we have seen elsewhere in the world russia has not told and you story about its history and specifically the history of stalinist terror. stalin ruled the soviet union with an iron fist until nine hundred fifty three but even today the dictator is celebrated as the one who helped defeat hitler stalin dreamed of a mighty empire but millions of russians lost their lives as a result something that often goes unmentioned. and so it s very hard to tell a story about it but without a story a society is unable to move forward so the future is history both in the sense that it s determined by history and that. it s. it s