Iron Curtain

In Iron Curtain, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum offers a compelling history of how Communism infiltrated Eastern Europe after World War II, reshaping the political and moral landscape of the region. Drawing on newly accessible archives, interviews, and personal accounts, she paints a vivid picture of the daily lives and struggles faced by individuals as they navigated the harsh realities imposed by Soviet control. Applebaum's exploration reveals the cruel, paranoid atmosphere and unsettling aesthetics of a lost civilization, providing a stark look at the profound impact of totalitarian rule.