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Live On Stage
Wednesday November 19 2025, 7pm GMT

Julia Ioffe and Clarissa Ward on Putin, Russia and the Women Fighting For A Better Future

Russian-born journalist Julia Ioffe is one of America’s most influential voices on Russia-US relations, reporting on Putin’s regime for over 15 years. Her new book, Motherland, tells the stories of the many women who have shaped modern Russia, from feminist revolutionaries to the fearless members of Pussy Riot and Yulia Navalnaya.

On 19 November, Ioffe will join CNN chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward to share her insights on life inside Putin’s Russia and the possibilities for political change. She will explore the history of modern Russia through the lives of its women, from the revolution to the present day, shining a spotlight on the remarkable women who, with enormous courage, defy Putin’s regime and are fighting for a better future for their country.

Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy (Hardback)
by Julia Ioffe

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Julia Ioffe and Clarissa Ward on Putin, Russia and the Women Fighting For A Better Future


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Speaker
  • Julia Ioffe

    Award-winning Russian-born American journalist

Host
  • Clarissa Ward

    Award-winning senior CNN correspondent

Speakers are subject to change.


Location
  • Kiln Theatre
  • 269 Kilburn High Rd
  • London
  • NW6 7JR
Time
  • Wednesday 19 November 2025
  • 7pm to 8:15pm GMT





Speakers

Speaker

Julia Ioffe

Award-winning Russian-born American journalist


Julia Ioffe is an award-winning Russian-born American journalist. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the New Yorker, Foreign Policy, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Republic, Politico, and the Atlantic. Ioffe has appeared on television programs on MSNBC, CBS, PBS, and other news channels as a Russia expert. She is a founding partner and Washington correspondent at Puck.
Host

Clarissa Ward

Award-winning senior CNN correspondent


Clarissa Ward is CNN’s multi-award winning chief international correspondent based in London. She has reported from front lines around the world from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Yemen to Ukraine and Georgia during the Russian incursion in 2008. A recipient of the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award, Ward is the author of On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist, a memoir that details her career as a conflict reporter.

Speakers are subject to change.