Masha Gessen

The Kremlin accused the New Yorker writer of spreading "false information" when speaking about atrocities in a Ukrainian city last year.
Still, the “Surviving Autocracy” author told Samantha Bee that Americans have an "amazing chance" to redefine the U.S. on Election Day.
Feeling guilty about fleeing the city for greener pastures is not a sufficient reason to write a personal essay.