Pulitzer Prize organizers Thank you The New York Times columnist received the award for “an insightful collection of essays based on historical fact and personal experience that explores timely themes of oppression, belonging, and exile.”
in Materialsfor which Gessen won a Pulitzer Prize, they discuss politics and social issues based on their experiences in the Soviet Union, Russia, and the United States.
So, in one of article Jessen writes about how the United States has changed during Donald Trump’s second term, and compares the strengthening of authoritarianism in Russia. last articlean award-winning film dedicated to investigative journalist Hristo Grozev. last material He talks about Israelis who disagree with their state’s policies in the Gaza Strip.
M. Gessen is the former director of the Russian service of Radio Liberty, author of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and other famous American publications, and writer. In 2017, Jessen’s book “The Future is History. How Totalitarianism Invaded Russia Again” won the National Book Award, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the United States.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Gessen worked as a journalist in Russia. They left for the USA in 2013 – because Fears Losing children due to anti-LGBTQ+ laws that Russian authorities have begun to enact. In 2024, Jessen was convicted in absentia in the Russian Federation in a “counterfeiting” case involving the military. The occasion was an interview with journalist Yuri Dodi, where the crimes of the Russian army in Bucha were discussed.
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1917. It is one of America’s most prestigious awards in the fields of journalism, literature, music, and theater.