{"product_id":"2026200013029-secondhand-to-build-a-castle-my-life-as-a-dissenter","title":"To Build A Castle: My Life As A Dissenter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the most powerful memoirs to emerge from behind the Iron Curtain, Vladimir Bukovsky chronicles his remarkable life as a Soviet dissident — a man who dared to resist the might of the USSR through sheer force of conscience, and paid for it with years of imprisonment, forced psychiatric treatment, and exile. From the courtyards of Moscow where a young Bukovsky first began to question the Soviet system, to the brutal labour camps and psychiatric wards where the state sought to silence him, To Build a Castle: My life as a dissenter presents a harrowing yet ultimately triumphant portrait of an individual refusing to be broken by totalitarian power.\n\nBukovsky's account stands as a landmark document of 20th-century political literature, offering a searing indictment of Soviet repression while illuminating the profound moral courage required to dissent in a society engineered for conformity. Translated from the Russian by Michael Scammell, the prose carries both the urgency of a personal testimony and the weight of historical witness. Rich in psychological depth and political insight, it forces the reader to confront an essential question — what does it truly cost a man to remain free in his own mind?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203277791451,"sku":"2026200013029-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e04d0629-c7b7-4f6a-a704-159cb367f880.png?v=1788147300","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013029-secondhand-to-build-a-castle-my-life-as-a-dissenter","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}