ādāb-i dīktāturī: Kīsh-i shakhsīyat dar qarn-i bīstum (khirad va ḥikmat-i zindigī 7): Persian 1401

A philosophical book that aims to answer the question: "After the fall of communism, did the lives of the people of Eastern Europe lead to prosperity and happiness?" It studies the politics and situation of Eastern Europe on the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, and by reviewing the past experiences and memories, it thinks about the future of Europe, but also presents horizons beyond that to the reader. The meeting again at the European cafe, in the context of dealing with its controversial issue, points out to make decisions with a more open vision and a more accurate understanding, and finally to bravely accept the responsibility and consequences of our decisions. Excerpt from the book: The upcoming book is written about eight well-known dictators of the 20th century and focuses on the role of the cult of personality and propaganda, which are one of two pillars and tools of power, in the governance of these personalities. These people established a modern and new type of dictatorship, a dictatorship based on a sacred, praiseworthy, and mysterious image that forced a large number of people to support and praise them whether they wanted to or not. Such governments, which do not rely only on terror and use the cult of personality as a spice for their government, have a longer lifespan and survival, but how can one get the real level of this enthusiasm and praise that is sent from the people is a question. It is remarkable. This book deals with the formation, growth, and survival of a personality cult and shows its main position. Excerpt from the book: Stalin's personality cult gradually took on industrial dimensions. Stalin had not only liberated the Soviet Union but also occupied half of Europe. From Poland in the north to Bulgaria in the south, the Red Army seized vast territories that became satellite states. Future leaders, known as the "little Stalins," traveled from Moscow to oversee the colonization of their countries—Walter Brecht in East Germany, Bolesław Beyrut in Poland, and Matthias Rakoszy in Hungary. At first, it was slow because Stalin had ordered to proceed with caution, but by 1947 in all those countries the secret police were sending hordes of real and imaginary enemies to prisons or camps. Also, the communists nationalized schools, dissolved independent organizations, and weakened the church. The demand for posters, portraits, portraits and statues of Stalin skyrocketed, as the new subjects were obliged to worship their master, who was far from them and based in Moscow, worshiped in Warsaw as "Poland's staunch friend" and in East Berlin with the title "The German People's Best Friend". In the houses, the statues and monuments of Stalin's glory multiplied, although he himself withdrew from public life more and more every day due to weakness and fatigue. On Stalin's 70th birthday, the cult of his personality reached its peak. As he celebrated his birthday at the Bolshoi Hall in Moscow, floodlights showed a large statue of Stalin in full military uniform suspended from balloons above Red Square. The next day, millions of small red flags were flown with cloths carrying the same message: "Glory to the Great Stalin." Officials distributed about two million posters, in addition to thousands of portraits, many of which glowed at night.