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The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism by Mikhail Zygar

The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism runs 22.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Daniel Henning (about 15.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.6listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 22.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 22.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism is an audiobook by Mikhail Zygar: a 22.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Daniel Henning, released November 11, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.6 hrs
Narrated by
Daniel Henning
Released
November 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
ISBN
9781797192918

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism as an audiobook?

The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism runs 22.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.1 hours.

Is The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism?

The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism is narrated by Daniel Henning.

Is The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.1 hours, saving 7.5 hours.