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Russia-born U.S. journalist Masha Gessen (center) in a 2013 protest in Moscow against a proposed new law that would ban gay rights rallies.

From one generation to the next, Russians pass down the trauma of state terror

Author and activist Masha Gessen follows the experiences of half-dozen Russians whose lives have been changed by Putin's retro-totalitarian state.

From one generation to the next, Russians pass down the trauma of state terror
A protester holds up a sign at an anti-Trump demonstration in Washington DC.

The Putinization of Donald Trump

The Putinization of Donald Trump
White Helmet volunteers search for survivors at a site reportedly hit with a barrel bomb in the Al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on September 17, 2015.

With Aleppo under siege, the city's 'White Helmet' volunteers pull bodies from rubble day after day

With Aleppo under siege, the city's 'White Helmet' volunteers pull bodies from rubble day after day
The Russian film "Da i Da" ("Yes and Yes") directed by Valeria Gai Germanika

Russian curses are inventive, widely-used — and banned

Russian curses are inventive, widely-used — and banned
Singer Alina Simone in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia

When Alina Simone (not her real name) met Alina Simone (not her real name either...)

When Alina Simone (not her real name) met Alina Simone (not her real name either...)