Masha Gessen - Examining Russia's Autocracy in "The Future Is History"

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🗓️ 15 January 2022

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"The Future Is History" author Masha Gessen discusses Vladimir Putin's autocratic rule in Russia. Originally aired July 2017. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.6	Ow!
0:04.2	Please welcome, Masha Gessen.
0:06.6	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:15.8	Welcome to the show.
0:17.1	Thank you.
0:18.1	I cannot stop the interview without commenting on your shirts.
0:20.3	That is an interesting motif you have on there.
0:23.3	That is a...
0:24.3	This actually is a shirt from the 2011-2012 protest in Masha.
0:28.7	What does that shirt mean?
0:30.1	Putin must not wear a princess crown?
0:32.9	Yes.
0:34.4	Russians against towers.
0:36.0	It's...
0:38.2	Putin should not be a mark.
0:39.8	Right.
0:40.8	We should have a liberal democracy.
0:41.8	That didn't work so well.
0:42.8	Let's talk about that.
0:44.1	Let's get straight into that idea.
0:45.6	Putin should not be a monarch.
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