The Death of Stalin — How Fear Makes Power Fragile
A government can concentrate enormous power while simultaneously damaging its own ability to understand what is happening inside it.
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Using The Death of Stalin, written by Fabien Nury and illustrated by Thierry Robin, this Deep Dive examines the institutional consequences of governing through fear. The fictionalized graphic novel uses Stalin’s final days and the struggle surrounding his death to explore how terror reshapes information, incentives, responsibility, and political behavior.
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