Masha Gessen, Russian-American Journalist, From Putin to Pussy Riot and Beyond

Masha Gessen enlightened the audience with insight about the current political and cultural life in Putin’s Russia, the bleak outlook for LGBT Russians, and the story behind the Boston Marathon massacre’s Tsarnaev brothers.
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[@katiatulyakova8747]

Brilliant journalist with a sense of humour

[@Withnail1969]

she says Russia didnt remove Soviet monuments. Didnt they pull down statues of Lenin in 1991?

[@gabrielfox5017]

I was hunting and fishing with Vladimir Putin, out by the Volga, and I asked him,
"What's your side, your say on world events and Russian politics?" He said,
"I don't know man, you know that whole 'president' thing, that's just for the cameras, public image, really I'm an outdoorsy kinda guy. 😅

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

The way she personally attacks Putin as 'not educated' and 'not intelligent' is very telling.

[@bigfreshdeal]

He is certainly much more intelligent than you