Authoritarian Systems Quotes

“Democracy does not collapse in a single moment. It erodes through normalization, exhaustion, and silence.”
― G. Scott Graham, Authoritarian Drift in the United States

“Boredom was mandatory; smoking was optional.”
— Angelika Regossi, Russian Colonial Food”
― Angelika Regossi

“When power runs out of arguments, it finishes justice quietly, from behind.”
― Angelika Regossi, Love in Communism: A Young Woman's Adult Story

“Girls’ bodies were inspected, documented, and shared—because the state believed innocence was something it could measure.”
― Angelika Regossi, Love in Communism: A Young Woman's Adult Story

“I fear that even my authority as an army commander won’t help. The fear of the High Command is too great.”
― Володимир Шабля, Камень. Биографический роман. Книга вторая. Непростые дороги в ад: Выживание в условиях насилия

“The land was enormous, the ambitions were grand, and the control had to be just as big.”
― Angelika Regossi, Russian Colonial Food: Journey through the dissolved Communist Empire