A conversation with Masha Gessen on Putin, Russia, and the Tsarnaev brothers

A conversation with Masha Gessen on Putin, Russia, and the Tsarnaev brothers
A conversation with Masha Gessen on Putin, Russia, and the Tsarnaev brothers

A conversation with Masha Gessen on Putin, Russia, and the Tsarnaev brothers

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Today, we’ll talk with Russian-American journalist, Masha Gessen. She writes on a number of topics related to Russia and Russian life. In 2013, Gessen wrote about the ascension of Vladimir Putin in her book, The Man Without a Face: The Rise and Rule of Vladimir Putin. Her most recent book, The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy, chronicles Boston Marathon Bombers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. (Photo: Flickr/Vassilis Sgs)