“Pussy Riot have certainly changed some people's assumptions about the role of political art and the relationship between the intelligentsia and the church. That's a hell of a lot to do in a forty-second performance.” ArtPoliticalChurchHellChangedAssumptionRiot Author:Masha Gessen
“The rest of Russia is watching the same television that Vladimir Putin is watching. As far as they're concerned, Pussy Riot was rightly convicted of blasphemy, and Putin has now finally showed some mercy and let them out early so they could spend New Year's with their kids. He was nice to them even though they are really nasty. That's the dominant view. This really is a war and the front line is really firm.” WarKidsNiceConcernedMercyFirmNew YearNastyRiotBlasphemy Author:Masha Gessen
“... fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there-because we lie that the institution of marriage is not going to change, and that is a lie. The institution of marriage is going to change, and it should change. And again, I don't think it should exist.” ThinkingShouldLyingFightingGayInstitutionsGay MarriageMarriage Equality Author:Masha Gessen
“When you lose your freedom, you lose, first and foremost, the opportunity to choose the company you keep.” FirstsOpportunityLosesCompanyYour FreedomCompany You Keep Author:Masha Gessen
