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Converse Hall, Cole Assembly Room

Masha Gessen is a Russian-American journalist, author and activist noted for her opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin. She has written about a range of topics, including LGBTQ rights, Russia’s Jewish state and the 2016 United States presidential election and will discuss "The Trump-Putin Connect: What We Imagine and Why." Her talk will be followed by a Q&A.

She is the author of The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, an international bestseller; Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot, named a Best Book of 2014 by NPR and The Guardian; and The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy, named a Best Book of 2015 by Time magazine. Her most recent book, Where the Jews Aren’t: The Sad and Absurd Story of Birobidzhan, Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region, was hailed by Publisher’s Weekly as “one of the 20th century’s most chilling stories of struggle, perseverance, and despair.” 

The talk is free and open to the public. Gessen's books will be available for sale at the event.

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