Anastasia Dzutstsati is a journalist, filmmaker, and human rights activist. Born in Moscow, Russia, they joined the program by way of New York City. Anastasia’s research interests focused on the nature of Russian autocracy, the state of independent journalism, LGBTQ+ rights, and drug policy in Russia, and the war in Ukraine. Their thesis project is titled “’Gay Propaganda’: How Russian Independent Media Responds to Putinism’s Obsession with Sexuality”. It took the form of a written academic thesis.
