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The Witte Lectures - Masha Gessen

Presented by newport beach library foundation at Newport Beach Public Library, Newport Beach CA

Apr 27 - 28 2018
The Witte Lectures - Masha Gessen

The Witte Lectures bring renowned speakers to the library, providing the public a forum for ideas and conversation about the environment, geopolitics, science, technology, economy, the arts and humanities, and other relevant issues of our times.

Masha Gessen
The Future is History

A self-proclaimed “opposition journalist in Russia,” Masha Gessen is the author of many books, including Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot. As a journalist living in Moscow, Gessen experienced the rise of Vladimir Putin firsthand. In her 2012 bestselling book The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, she gave a chilling account of how a lowlevel, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in a ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

$30-50

Library Foundation members receive a $5.00 and $10.00 discount on tickets!

LOCATION

Newport Beach Public Library

1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660

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