Elena Goukassian

is a writer who covers history, culture, and the arts. Her writing has recently appeared in ArtsyVox, and Lapham’s Quarterly, among other publications. She is based in Brooklyn.

Who Really Was Roy Cohn?

Who Really Was Roy Cohn? Who Really Was Roy Cohn?

We talked to Ivy Meeropol about her new documentary on the man who helped send her grandparents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, to the electric chair. 

Jun 18, 2020 / Q&A / Elena Goukassian

Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

In Herzog’s latest film, Meeting Gorbachev, we end up learning a lot more about the director than about his subject.

May 24, 2019 / Elena Goukassian

Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires

Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires

His new memoir, A Fire Story, details what happened when the Tubbs Fire turned his and his neighbors’ lives upside down.

Apr 26, 2019 / Elena Goukassian

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