The Picnic: A Rush for Freedom and the Collapse of Communism

Winner of the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Writing A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Slate "A terrific work of history." —Dan Kois, Slate "A vivid, fast-paced narrative." —Andrew Meier, New York Times Book Review The gripping story of a collective passion for freedom that shook the world. In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists organized a picnic on the border of Hungary and Austria. But this was not an ordinary picnic—it