What has happened to protesters in the past was that, basically, the government in 2012 put an end to a series of… — Masha Gessen Activist Copy Share Image
Russian law on banning nontraditional relationships basically says you cannot have any portrayal, neutral or positive, of homosexual relationships or nontraditional families,… — Masha Gessen Discussion Copy Share Image
There are several dozen political prisoners in Russia. When I cite that number people are often very surprised. They often think there… — Masha Gessen Amnesty Copy Share Image
Americans voted for Trump. A lot of people in this country feel the system of representative democracy hasn't worked for them for… — Masha Gessen Americans Copy Share Image
... fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there-because we… — Masha Gessen Fighting Copy Share Image
“every totalitarian regime forms a type of human being on whom it relies for its stability. The shaping of the New Man… — Masha Gessen Nature of man Copy Share Image
For example, if you are a blogger who wrote something about a local official and you're going to prison for that, you're… — Masha Gessen Businessman Copy Share Image
“What can a state institution teach us? In what way can I be reformed by a penal colony and you by, say,… — Masha Gessen Civic duty Copy Share Image
Fact-checking is a terrible way to report on Donald Trump's lying . It's like we enter into a dialogue with him. It's… — Masha Gessen Dialogue Copy Share Image
When I was touring with my Vladimir Putin biography, which was published all over the world, people would ask me, How come… — Masha Gessen Ask me Copy Share Image
The rest of Russia is watching the same television that Vladimir Putin is watching. As far as they're concerned, Pussy Riot was… — Masha Gessen Blasphemy Copy Share Image
