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Same River, Twice
by Sofi Oksanen
€ 16.25
ISBN: 9780063435445
On March 22, 2023, the Swedish Academy organised a conference on threats to democracy and freedom of expression, featuring a slate of distinguished speakers including Arundhati Roy, Timothy Snyder, and Sofi Oksanen. Oksanen's address- entitled "Putin's War on Women"- would go on to spark such interest that the acclaimed Finnish writer felt compelled to return to it as the basis for a larger, more in-depth look at Putin's threat to women. The result is Same River, Twice, a devastating book-length essay that incisively builds on the themes and arguments first presented in her powerful speech.
During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Oksanen's great-aunt was arested and brutally interrogated overnight. Left permanently traumatised by the experience, she never spoke again. Using her family story as a starting point, Oksanen investigates the systematic crimes that the Russian government has, for nearly a century, committed with impunity. From the Russian military's entry into Berlin in 1945 to its modern invasion of Ukraine, Russia has continually employed violence against women when combatting its enemies. Life for women in Putin's Russia is little better- gender equality is in decline, women are silenced by the legal system, and rape is used to humiliate victims, especially women in media.
Through Oksanen's sober analysis, a disturbing picture emerges: under Putin, misogyny has become foundational to the state's power. It underpins the current regime, serves as a basis for alliances with like-minded countries, and forms an essential part of Russia's ongoing genocide in Ukraine, in turn posing a threat to the rights of women and minorities worldwide. As threats to democracy grow stronger accross the globe, the powerful and timely Same River, Twice, is a warning that cannot be ignored.
240 pages.
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Date of Publication: 24/04/2025
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