In 1978, Václav Havel, the Czech playwright, dissident, and future President, wrote an essay, distributed clandestinely, that tells of a greengrocer
Joshua Yaffa is a contributing writer at The New Yorker. He covers topics related to Russia and Ukraine, while also engaging with broader themes of truth, ambition, and compromise, particularly in the context of Putin's Russia. His work has been featured in Magzter, The New Yorker, and Foreign Affairs Magazine.