I return to this interview. I am amazed recently by how many people "discover" what Julia described 6 years ago.

I'm a well-educated, 30 year old Russan citizen who was born in Moscow and lived my first 20 years there but my most recent 10 in the US. Julia has the best grasp on the modern Russian history, and Putin Era specifically, of pretty much anybody I have heard in the English-speaking media. She is honest, her reporting is very well-sourced, she is very "in the know" about Russian politics, and understands both sides of the US-Russia relations. Thanks PBS for interviewing her. It totally mirrors my personal experiences in Moscow, be it Bolotnaya protests or Medvedev's restart of relations with the West and the sense of optimism that was in the air then. I left in 2012 for the US to study for my doctorate, right after the HUGE wave of protests she talks about, and it was the best decision I've ever made, as I witness the corrosion of democracy and, more importantly, civil liberties, in Russia, where all my family still lives.

We’re all praying or hoping that our foreign service & state department employ teams of analysts & diplomats with her caliber of acumen.  Thank you Ms Ioffe for sharing your perspective with this audience.

Aged extremely well. I am so thankful for PBS and for their interview with these experts. Ioffe is incredible.

Outstanding! Painting such a clear picture of how we got to where we are now.

This entire series is outstanding. Thank you

That was one of the most riveting interviews I have ever seen. Thankyou for sharing, definitely going to post this so my friends watch and get informed.

Always great to listen to you!

Watching this on March 2022. Now, many things that are happening and the way they’re happening make sense, but in a crazy way 😟

Holy crap... I stumbled upon an in-depth, intelligent interview with an informed and articulate interviewer/interviewee. I actually learned something.  How the hell did that happen?

This was truly a remarkable interview. Looking forward to the next one, so well balanced

Julia Loffe is just fabulous,, she's brave, smart and highly intellectual when it comes to human rights  and freedoms. She's got class, brilliance and a distinguished career as a reporter of current affairs.

Julia is a remarkable speaker. Very pleasant to listen to and very factual.

PBS should be applauded for giving this the time and focus it deserved. Ioffe is an intense and impressive speaker & teacher and is so excellent at distilling this for the lay audience. Plus she’s relatable, just in how she speaks. Given what’s going on in the world, she deserves her own show. She deserved it before, but now? Now she deserves it and we collectively need it! If the major networks plus premium channels like HBO Max aren’t fighting over her then something is really wrong with this world. I mean they’ve got to be duking it out right now. I look forward to watching whatever show she and her team decide to create.

Fascinating. Julia Ioffe has an amazing recall and understanding of her research and experiences.

Mind blowing interview....She's such an amazing storyteller!!! I'm hook!

So incredibly well spoken with an awesome ability to recall so many events. Thank you Julia!

What a story!  Amazing narrator with amazing perspective.  Thank you Julia!

Very informative and engaging- in the age of sound bites, she kept me captive for the entire conversation

Simply Brilliant! Julia Ioffe is just superb in every way. Her soft-spoken yet hard-hitting comprehensive exposition of Russia, her command of her material, her use of language, always simple and direct, her pronunciation of Russian names, her articulate descriptions and explanations, all of it hits the bull's eye perfectly. She lets the facts speak for themselves, without indulging in exaggerated rhetoric, that leads the listener through a logical analysis that's easy to follow and understand. Kudos and many thanks!