Owen Matthews

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Owen Matthews (born December 1971) is a British writer, historian and journalist. His first book, Stalin's Children, was shortlisted for the 2008 Guardian First Book Award,^[1] the Orwell Prize for political writing,^[2] and France's Prix Médicis Etranger.^[3] His books have been translated into 28 languages. He is a former Moscow and Istanbul Bureau Chief for Newsweek.