▁expl ores ▁Russian ▁attempts ▁to ▁influence ▁Western ▁dem oc ra cies . ▁ ▁Re views ▁Margaret ▁Mac Mill an ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁calls ▁the ▁book ▁a ▁" good ▁w ake ▁up ▁call ", ▁while ▁Tim ▁Adams ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian ▁describes ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁" pers u as ive ", ▁" ch illing ▁and ▁un ign or able " ▁and ▁a ▁review ▁in ▁Fair ▁Ob server ▁calls ▁it ▁an ▁" important ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁literature ▁explaining ▁current ▁events " ▁and ▁rising ▁author itar ian ism . ▁An ▁academic ▁review ▁by ▁Sum ant ra ▁M ait ra ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁organization ▁Kirk ▁Center ▁called ▁S ny der ' s ▁central ▁th esis ▁" sim pl istic ▁as ▁it ▁sounds ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁purely ▁on ▁conventional ▁wisdom ▁and ▁current ▁liberal ▁narr ative . ▁It ▁also ▁suff ers ▁from ▁the ▁notable ▁dis adv antages ▁of ▁being ▁empir ically ▁in ac cur ate ▁and ▁wrong ." ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁critic ized ▁by ▁Soph ie ▁P ink ham ▁in ▁The ▁Nation ▁as ▁" the ▁ap othe osis ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁par ano id ▁style ▁that ▁has ▁emer ged ▁among ▁liber als ▁in ▁Trump ' s ▁w ake ." ▁They ▁added ▁" S ny der ' s ▁picture ▁of ▁Put in ' s ▁campaign ▁to ▁destroy ▁America ▁is ▁un con vin cing ." ▁ ▁The ▁Road ▁to ▁Un fre edom : ▁Russia , ▁Europe , ▁America ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁ 7 ▁languages : ▁German , ▁Spanish , ▁Roman ian , ▁Dutch