Julia Ioffe and Clarissa Ward on Putin, Russia and the Women Fighting For A Better Future (Part One)
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Serenti. Today's episode is part one of our recent live event with award-winning journalist Julia Joffay. Joffe joined us at the Kiln Theatre in London to discuss Putin, Russia and the women fighting for a better future. One of America's most influential voices on Russia-US relations, Joffy has reported on Putin's regime for over 15 years.
Her new book, Motherland, which was longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction, tells the stories of the many women who have shaped modern Russia, from feminist revolutionaries to the fearless members of Pussy Riot. A warning that this episode contains some strong language. Let's join our host, Clarissa Ward, CNN, Chief International Correspondent, now with more. Hi everyone. And thank you so much for I I s I noticed that the heavens literally opened and it's an absolute deluge.
So we appreciate you being here and we will make it well worth your while. I am selfishly, ridiculously excited. to be here on stage tonight with Julia Joffy, who is a journalist who I've been pretty much obsessed with for, I don't know, like 15 years, but we've never actually met in person. I've just sort of fangirl stalked her on social media. So for those of you who don't know Julia, and I'm assuming most of you do, she has spent, well, born in Russia, raised in the US
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