Language on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Language on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Anatoly Naiman

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Language
on the
Verge

Nervous
Breakdown

ATOLY AIMAN
An Englishman in Moscow, by K. Malevich

Shortages of all kinds contribute to Russia's turmoil today, but none is more damaging than the dearth of meaningful language. Anatoly Naiman here tells how decades of totalitarian rule have enfeebled language, making political discussion next to impossible and paving the way for the ascent of extremists.
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