A review by tgromova
Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny by Witold Szabłowski

4.0

I didn't learn anything knew about how people feel about democracy in post-communist countries. However, my knowledge of bears in captivity has increased drastically. The first half the book is about bears, the second is a collection of anecdotes from eastern europe in the 2000s. Whether you agree or not that people adapting to democracy are like traumatized bears who can no longer survive in the wild, its still a fun read.