ẕihn-i asīr: Persian 1401

"A very powerful book... its description of the culture of a totalitarian regime is unparalleled." Isaiah Berlin Chesav Miosh's opposition to Stalinism in this book caused the anger of some European intellectuals who were attracted to the ideology of communist Russia at that time (the 1950s). This book is now considered among the classics in the fight against totalitarianism, along with the works of writers such as George Orwell and Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The captive mind explores the power of totalitarian regimes in enslaving men and women, not only through fear and terror but also through the application of ideas and subsequently its complete dominance over the human spirit. Miesz's polemic, written with brilliant compassion and insight, played a prominent liberating role in Poland, and its defense of freedom of thought remains an inspiration.