Masha Gessen : (2)

" Abstracted hatred is incredibly potent. There’s never the risk of having it challenged by the reality of living human beings. " - Masha Gessen

" The Soviet system of propaganda and censorship existed not so much for the purpose of spreading a particular message as for the purpose of making learning impossible, replacing facts with mush, and handing the faceless state a monopoly on defining an ever-shifting reality. " - Masha Gessen