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Mikhail Zygar is an acclaimed Russian writer, journalist, and filmmaker known for his coverage of Russian history and politics. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of TV Rain, Russia’s only independent TV channel, and the creator of Project 1917: Free History, an innovative digital archive of the Russian Revolution used in university courses worldwide. His bestselling books, including All the Kremlin’s Men, The Empire Must Die, and War and Punishment, offer profound insights into Russia’s power dynamics and turbulent history.
Currently a visiting professor at Princeton University, Zygar also writes regular columns for international publications like Der Spiegel, The New York Times, and Vanity Fair, and shares the latest insider perspectives from the Kremlin through his weekly Substack newsletter, The Last Pioneer. Due to his outspoken work, he has been labeled a “foreign agent” by Russian authorities and sentenced in absentia, underscoring his commitment to independent journalism despite significant personal risk.
Joshua A. Tucker is Professor of Politics, affiliated Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, and affiliated Professor of Data Science at New York University. He is the Director of NYU’s Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia, a Co-Director of NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics, and a co-author/editor of the award-winning politics and policy blog The Monkey Cage at The Washington Post. He serves on the advisory board of the American National Election Study, the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, and numerous academic journals, and was the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Experimental Political Science. His original research was on mass political behavior in post-communist countries, including voting and elections, partisanship, public opinion formation, and protest participation.
