On Vladimir Putin

A Discussion with Masha Gessen and David Remnick

New Books Network 2022

Institute fellow, andNew Yorkerstaff writer, Masha Gessen is one of the foremost critics of Vladimir Putin. In 2014, Gessen spoke at the Institute withNew Yorkereditor David Remnick about Gessen's book,Words Will Break Cement猫咪防暴。大部分的谈话的焦点ed on Putin's ambitions for an imperial Russia.

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Masha Gessen and David Remnick

On Vladimir Putin

A Discussion with Masha Gessen and David Remnick

New Books Network 2022

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New York Institute for the Humanities

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