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The article is an excerpt from the book by Tony Judt in collaboration with Timothy Snyder, "Thinking the Twentieth Century". The article addresses the problem of the excessive detachment of intellectuals of that time from the real challenges facing democracy in a century of uncertainty and threats to democracies. In conclusion, the authors emphasize that democracies need intellectuals in order to bring together power and citizens. Translated from English by Pavlo Hrytsak.