Soviet Civilization
book by Sergej Georgievic? Kara-Murza
Soviet Civilization (Russian: Советская цивилизация) is a 2001 collection of writings by Russian author Sergei Kara-Murza. The book was a bestseller.
The book was included by Eksmo Publishing House in the book series “Classics of Russian Thought”.
Description
The author's opus magnum,
the book has gone through several reprints.
The author himself considered it his best work.
The book is permeated with anti-Western sentiments and bitterness over the collapse of the “Soviet [social] order”.
The author speaks highly of the Soviet Union.
The author criticizes elements of Eurocentrism in Lenin's thought.
Criticism
The book was criticized by Mikhail Veller, calling it a lie.
Influence
This and his other book, Manipulation of Consciousness, influenced the writer Zakhar Prilepin.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4426400. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2001.
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