Greg Olear and his friend, the author and activist Zarina Zabrisky, talk Pussy Riot, Soviet university core curricula, hybrid war, Putin’s future in Russia, and why they put fiction writing on hold to report on Trump/Russia. Plus: “The Sound of Music,” sort of.

Zarina’s website:

http://www.zarinazabrisky.com/

Zarina’s news analysis:

https://zarinazabrisky.medium.com/

https://bylinetimes.com/author/zarinazabrisky/

Globus Books YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/GlobusBooksSF/videos

Zarina’s books:

https://www.amazon.com/Zarina-Zabrisky/e/B00A1AWKM0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1631829441&sr=1-1

Make America Great Gatsby Again!

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=t

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Check out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17

ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:

https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T

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