Episode 129: A Russian Reflection with Peter Pomerantsev




The American Interest show

Summary: <div style="background-color: #eee; float: right; width: 30%; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: .85em;"> <p><span style="">Relevant Reading:</span></p> <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Nothing-True-Everything-Possible-Surreal/dp/1610394550"><strong>Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia</strong></a><br> Peter Pomerantsev<a href="http://granta.com/why-were-post-fact/"><strong>Why We’re Post-Fact</strong></a><br> Peter Pomerantsev </div><p>Good evening, listeners! We have a great show for you today, as host Richard Aldous speaks with Peter Pomerantsev about his stellar book on modern Russia.</p>Peter Pomerantsev is the author of the award-winning book <em>Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia</em>, and he discusses his experiences in Russia’s TV industry, offering unique insight into what the country is like today. He touches on the U.S. election, the binding cultural force that is Russian television, and (who else?) Vladimir Putin.Be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-interest-podcast/id821109533?mt=2">subscribe</a> to the podcast on iTunes where you can also leave a review, and follow Peter Pomerantsev <a href="https://twitter.com/peterpomeranzev">@peterpomeranzev</a> and Richard Aldous <a href="https://twitter.com/rjaldous">@RJAldous</a> on Twitter.