Masha Gessen's Blog
March 11, 2014
Farewell, Latitude
With the expansion of The New York Times’s international opinion report, the Latitude blog, which began in October 2011, has been retired.
December 30, 2013
Powerlessness and Pretense
Since the early days of the Soviet Union, state officials have cared more about reporting good results than achieving them.
December 27, 2013
Prisoners of Pardon
Putin's sudden clemency marks a new step in his evolution as a dictator: He is allowing himself to be inconsistent.
December 19, 2013
The People I Know Who Want to Burn Me Alive
The special creepiness of gay-bashing in Russia.
December 17, 2013
Tactical Obfuscation
When it comes to Iran, the United States and Israel claim they agree on the strategy but differ on the tactics. Not so.
December 13, 2013
The Francis Factor
A more popular pope means a less progressive Argentina.
December 11, 2013
Mexico’s Incumbency Trap
A groundbreaking new law allowing Mexicans to re-elect many officials will further entrench the dominant party.
December 9, 2013
Statue Symbols
Another Lenin effigy is dismantled, in Kiev, but can Ukraine do better than Russia at shedding the Soviet legacy?
December 4, 2013
Land for Peace (of Mind)
An Israeli government plan to relocate the Bedouins of the Negev desert is as simple and sensible as it is tricky to implement.
December 2, 2013
A Whiter Shade of Envy
Russians are looking on longingly at the early success of the protest movement in Ukraine.
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