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Leaving such a comment is rather strange and bring nothing of added value. I suppose you try to say that you discredit anything from Gessen. Can you elaborate on why?

She is routinely used as a "fake Russian" by the Western press, whereas she left Russia decades ago (I think) and nobody noticed.

This continues the policy of never listening to any actual Russians.

> This continues the policy of never listening to any actual Russians.

The problem is not the listening, is the constant stream of lies and denial that we hear.

I do not think she is credited as a russian in Russia but rather for her books on Russia and her work as a journalist. I find her view interesting. If you belive she miss with her analysis I am very interested in your view. And if you have any serious references on the subject (not controlled by Kremlin) please share

you can start by reading this thread in Portuguese (scroll both ways):

> Here we have Vita Zaverukha, the "new Joan of Arc" according to the Spanish section of Elle Magazine, shooting Donbass civilians with an RPG7 for pure fun and psychopathy. [1]

[1] https://twitter.com/camaradabruno/status/1500248165970329603

Maybe you can link to an interview with an actual Russian then as a foil.

Let's start with https://svpressa.ru/war21/article/328443/

"former Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Igor Strelkov." interviewed by a newspaper that isn't allowed to use the phrase war is not a very impressive alterntative to the Ink interview. But thx for sharing

I think you should read the interview. It could be enlighting. We know what the Russian press are going through. It is very difficult to report anything from Russia after th eRussian athorities passed the law that made free journalism a crime in Russia. If you wonder why the press from the free world isn't reporting from within Russia these days, that is why. Their journalists risk 15 years in prison if they do their job.

Girkins words are certainly more interesting and relevant than Mashas, even if he is a madman.

Let's not listen to actual Russians because we don't like them and their word choice

"We have a Russian at home"

"Meanwhile Russian at home"

"Masha Gessen"

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