A conversation with journalist and cultural critic Masha Gessen, author of “Surviving Autocracy,” “The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin,” “Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot,” and many other books. Adam Davis and Gessen talk about democracy, totalitarianism, and activism in the United States and in Gessen’s native Russia, and how they relate to political power, transitions, and culture in both countries.
This program is part of Oregon Humanities 2020–21 Consider This series and was funded by the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
