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and walk away with practical advice you can implement today. LinkedIn Presents. Hello and welcome to the big technology podcast, a show for cool-headed, nuanced conversation

of the tech world and beyond. The thing about living through history is it always gives

a chance to question our assumptions, things like how skilled Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin

are at social media and social media warfare.

And this is an opportune time to start thinking about the ways that we've looked at the world,

the ways that we've looked at information warfare, and ask some basic questions about the nature

of it and the power of the platforms. And here to do it with us is Miriam

Elder. She's the executive editor at Vanity Fair Hive, the former Moscow correspondent for The Guardian

and a former colleague of mine at BuzzFeed News. So it's great to be on the line with her today.

Miriam, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. Thanks for being here. I really appreciate it.

I know things are busy and intense and I appreciate your time very much. So I'd like to start just with an introduction to you. I mean, maybe we can start just talking a little bit about what brought you to Moscow initially how long you were there. And then also for those who aren't familiar with Russian society, can you share a little bit about what it's like, what, you know, what might surprise people who haven't spent time there?

Sure. Well, both of my parents are from Russia. They fled the Soviet Union separately.

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