Russian Journalist Warns Fascism Can Infect Any Nation after Fleeing War-Torn Homeland
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Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko, who fled Ukraine due to threats, warns no country is safe from fascism after seeing Russia's descent into war.
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Kostyuchenko promoted her new book "I Love Russia Reporting from a Lost Country," which tracks how fascism took root and led to war.
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She never expected Russia would invade, as her grandfather fought fascists in WWII. Nostalgia for Soviet days bred fascism.
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The US backsliding as a democracy shows no country is immune to authoritarian tendencies.
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Preventing a Russian victory is vital, or fascism will grow stronger, leading to more wars.