Sofi Oksanen: Putin's War on Women

After her international breakthrough novel Purge, set in Soviet-occupied Estonia, Sofi Oksanen continues chronicling the war on women, this time through non-fiction.

Often compared to Margaret Atwood for her unflinching portrayal of violence against women, Sofi is one of the most acclaimed writers in Finland, known for her work as a playwright, novelist and essayist. Her latest book, Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women, exposes Russia’s history of violence against women during war and examines the current realities of life under Putin.

Hear how Russia weaves misogyny directly into its state power to threaten democracy worldwide with Sofi in conversation with Ukrainian Australian writer Maria Tumarkin.