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“The excerpt discusses a passage from Robert Harris's novel 'Archangel', which is set in early Russia under Yeltsin and features a British historian at a conference in Moscow.”
Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: recent history of Russia
For: Readers interested in Russian history and political parallels.
Key quote: “I mean, it's such a hackneyed parallel, but it is the best parallel, the Weimar Republic, for what happens to Russia in the 1990s.”
The host mentions 'Archangel' to illustrate the parallels between Russia's situation in the 1990s and the Weimar Republic. The book's narrative provides a lens through which to understand the complexities of Russian democracy and nationalism during this tumultuous period.