Following his bestselling book “Bloodlands”, historian Timothy Snyder has recently published his new work “Black Earth”. We will discuss Snyder’s ideas in the context of the current discourse on sustainability. “Eco-dictatorship”, “values”, and “participation” are buzzwords in this discourse. Against this background, it is worthwhile to explore potential lessons to be learned from the past in the search for (“sustainable”) paths of development that are compatible with democracy, freedom, prosperity, and peace.

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