podcast

The Adults in the Room

by libo/libo

Episode 10: What Happens Next

14.05.2024 • 00:22:01

Eight years since the scandal, has School 57 gone through a reckoning? The school’s principal has ignored Nastya’s interview requests. But a former te...

Episode 9: Violation of Everything

14.05.2024 • 00:32:49

Nastya hears allegations about a third man, a mathematics professor in Denmark called Sergey Arkhipov. Sergey’s ex-wife reveals what she witnessed.  ...

Episode 8: The Men

14.05.2024 • 00:25:55

Nastya tracks down Boris Meerson’s home address in Israel. Recorder in hand, she turns up unannounced to put the allegations to him.  Visit our websi...

Episode 7: Institutional Betrayal

14.05.2024 • 00:22:57

After his alleged relationships with Sara and Revekka, Mark Gondelman worked on a PhD at New York University. The two women contacted the university a...

Episode 6: The Survivor's Career

14.05.2024 • 00:29:52

When Russian authorities opened a criminal case against Boris Meerson and Masha Nemzer, both were in Israel, beyond the reach of prosecutors. The alle...

Episode 5: The Storm Begins

14.05.2024 • 00:36:52

In 2016, news of Boris Meerson’s alleged abuse was broadcast on Russian state television. But the scandal would traumatize the alleged victims all ove...

Episode 4: Animal-like Behavior

14.05.2024 • 00:43:46

For 26 years, Boris Meerson taught history at School 57 in Moscow. He also led class trips abroad. Several former students say he took opportunities t...

Episode 3: Everybody Knew

14.05.2024 • 00:23:30

Did leaders at Sambation know one of their colleagues was allegedly abusing children? Nastya speaks to one former teacher who accuses her of prying in...

Episode 2: Something Indecent

14.05.2024 • 00:37:32

Sara Bezrukavnikova and Revekka Gershovich describe how they were abused as children by Mark Gondelman. Visit our website for photos and other materi...

Episode 1: A Fortress Besieged

14.05.2024 • 00:23:42

Mark Gondelman is a former teacher at Sambation, a summer camp for high-achieving students in Russia. He’s also been accused of sexually abusing child...