This classic novel tells the story of Rubashov, a world-weary communist revolutionary who has been imprisoned by leaders of the very system for which he fought. Apart from being a fascinating account of Soviet show-trial tactics, Rubashov’s story is good for the mind. It highlights the absurdities that reign when unsound thinking is scrubbed and burnished and showcased as a rational-seeming doctrine. Honest question: What is the definition of an individual? Honest answer in 1938 Russia: A multitude of sixty million divided by sixty million. When men with power perfect the art of circular talk and question-begging, honest idealists like Rubashov don’t stand a chance. Fox News viewers should have to read this book before they vote. It’s one of the best novels of the 20th Century. Reviewed on March 18, 2021