Donald trumps trial in the senate, but some important things have been happening in russia as well, particularly the announcement wednesday by Vladimir Putin shifting Greater Authority to parliament which has left many wondering what this means about putins own plans to relinquish the presidency, or not, in a few years here so we are especially fortunate to have with us this evening an expert on putins russia, joshua yaffa, who is the moscow correspondent for the new yorker. Hes been covering russia from much of the past decade. His new book between two fires offers a truly fascinating and revealing look at the impact that the putin era has had on above all the nations psyche and the moral struggles and calculation that Many Russians confront. Josh has written a very nuanced portrait of russia, nothing le the simplistic view of that country, and oppressed people lorded over by a kgb trained dictator. Josh describes the people who fall somewhere in the middle between an oppressor and op