Rewolucja nie ma końca. Podróże w krainie buntu i nadziei

Artur Domosławski draws on over 20 years’ experience reporting from Latin America to present a comprehensive examination of the region’s recent history, covering countries including Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Venezuela.

The book has two main narrative lines. The first chronicles the social struggles of grassroots movements through personal stories and portraits of individuals. Those include national leaders and activists, as well as people in remote regions who are fighting for their land, the environment and their own human rights, against threats from big business. These personal accounts make the narrative very accessible and absorbing.

The second thread is partly autobiographical, as Domosławski compares societies in Latin America with those of his native eastern Europe. He contrasts anti-communist sentiment among Polish democrats with the radically left-wing ideals of their Latin American counterparts, Polish admiration of the USA with Latin American resentment after decades of American intervention, and eastern European faith in the free market with Latin American scepticism toward capitalism’s false promises. He also compares right-wing populist movements in both regions, and explores how differing experiences have shaped contrasting understandings of concepts including socialism, capitalism, imperialism and anti-communism.

Throughout, colourful micro-stories headed ‘Minor Revolutions’ and ‘The Past that Refuses to Go Away’ break up the narrative in an entertaining and informative way. The former include events such as Argentina’s pro-choice victory and the legalisation of cannabis in Uruguay, while the latter cover attempts to settle scores with anti-communist dictatorships, collective memory, and how history repeats itself. These multiple perspectives give Revolution Never Ends an original tone, taking it beyond purely journalistic reporting.