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| David Satter graduated from the ] and ]. He worked for the ] and as Moscow correspondent of the ]. He worked in ] for six years since ], and then became a special correspondent on Soviet affairs for the ]. He is currently a ] scholar. | David Satter graduated from the ] and ]. He worked for the ] and as Moscow correspondent of the ]. He worked in ] for six years since ], and then became a special correspondent on Soviet affairs for the ]. He is currently a ] scholar. | ||
| David Satter made his name writing non-fiction books ''Age of Delirium: the Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union'' (1996) and ''Darkness at Dawn: the Rise of the Russian Criminal State'' (2003). He reported about life of ordinary people in the period of dramatic social changes and events, including the decline of Soviet economy and ideology, ], ], devastating ] of the 1990th, rise of ], sinking of ], and ]. | David Satter made his name writing non-fiction books ''Age of Delirium: the Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union'' (1996) and ''Darkness at Dawn: the Rise of the Russian Criminal State'' (2003). He reported about life of ordinary people in the period of dramatic social changes and events, including the decline of Soviet economy and ideology, ], ], devastating ] of the 1990th, rise of ], sinking of ], and ]. He described psychology and opinions of the ] influenced by the state-driven propaganda and criminalization of human ] when criminal organizations and corrupted State officials rule the country. | ||
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David Satter (born in 1947 in Chicago) is an American journalist who wrote books about the decline and fall of the Soviet Union and rise of of post-Soviet Russia.
Life and career
David Satter graduated from the University of Chicago and Oxford University. He worked for the Chicago Tribune and as Moscow correspondent of the Financial Times. He worked in Moscow for six years since 1976, and then became a special correspondent on Soviet affairs for the Wall Street Journal. He is currently a Hoover Institute scholar.
David Satter made his name writing non-fiction books Age of Delirium: the Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union (1996) and Darkness at Dawn: the Rise of the Russian Criminal State (2003). He reported about life of ordinary people in the period of dramatic social changes and events, including the decline of Soviet economy and ideology, perestroika, attempted coup of 1991, devastating economic reforms of the 1990th, rise of Russian mafia, sinking of Kursk submarine, and Russian apartment bombings. He described psychology and opinions of the Soviet people influenced by the state-driven propaganda and criminalization of human consciousness when criminal organizations and corrupted State officials rule the country.
Documentary films
A documentary film has been made based on David Satter's book Age of Delirium. David Satter also appears in documentary "Disbelief" about the Russian apartment bombings made by director Andrei Nekrasov in 2004.
Notes
- Disbelief. The record in IMDB.
- Google Video
His books
- David Satter. Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union, Yale University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-300-08705-5
- David Satter. Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State. Yale University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-300-09892-8
- David Satter. The Future of an Illusion. Yale University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-300-11145-2
External links
Some of his articles
- His articles at the Hudson Institute site
- Who Killed Alexander Litvinenko?
- The Return of the Soviet Union
- A Low, Dishonest Decadence: A Letter from Moscow.