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Masha Gessen, a well-known Russian and American journalist, author and activist, who has written on Vladimir Putin, Pussy Riot and LGBT rights, among other issues will be visiting UBC soon, giving a lecture and meeting with students. For more info on Gessen see the attached flyer or just Google her name.Masha Gessen will give a lecture on “Vladimir Putin’s Russia” for the Vancouver Institute on Sat 4 Feb at 8:15 pm (details on attached flyer).