It All Started with Gogol

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The book explores the extensive social control implemented by Soviet leaders over 70 years, aiming to transform citizens into compliant supporters of the State. It delves into the systematic conditioning that fostered distrust of foreigners, portraying them as threats to Soviet power. Through relentless propaganda, the regime glorified its own virtues while cultivating animosity towards external influences, ultimately shaping a society marked by conformity and suspicion.