David Remnick: The Longtime ‘New Yorker’ Editor Shares His Insights on Vladimir Putin and ‘Putinism’

David J. Remnick, 63, is an American journalist and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, and is also the author of Resurrection and King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero. Remnick has been editor of The New Yorker magazine since 1998.
 
Quote: “I’m interested in Russian language, culture, history… and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for The Washington Post and have visited many times since.” | “Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well. But without constant practice, my speech is not what I wish it was, and I would sooner write in crayon than write a letter in Russian.”
 
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