Creator Bio
Masha Gessen
b. 1967
A Russian-born writer, translator, and Russian- and English-language journalist, Masha Gessen immigrated to the United States in 1981 and now is based in Moscow. Gessen has contributed to numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report and The New Republic.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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My Grandmother, the Censor
There are two things I ought to make clear. First, almost as soon as she starts telling me about her career (as we wade through the sleet from the bus stop to the market), my grandmother declares that…