Journalist Recounts His Russian Imprisonment on False Espionage Charges in New Memoir
He says the FSB used a fabricated espionage case to make him a bargaining chip in a prisoner swap that freed him after 16 months.
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Evan Gershkovich Is Out With His 'Captivity Memoir'
Evan Gershkovich says the moment the mood went over his head in a Yekaterinburg steakhouse, one thing was instantly clear: "This wasn't a misunderstanding." In an exercise from his memory, This Cursed Beautiful Land, the Wall Street Journal reporter—freed in a 2024 jailer swap after more than a year...
For over two years, journalist Evan Gershkovich remained silent about the sixteen months he had to spend in Russian captivity. Now that his book about this period is being published worldwide, he tells his story in detail. On October 31, he will deliver the first Derk Sauer Lecture in Amsterdam. "What happened to me was not pleasant, but the Russian state can be much, much crueler to people."
Journalist recounts his Russian imprisonment on false espionage charges in new memoir
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich about his memoir, "This Cursed Beautiful Land," on his imprisonment in Russia on false espionage charges.
For over two years, journalist Evan Gershkovich remained silent about the sixteen months he had to spend in Russian captivity. Now that his book about this period is being published worldwide, he tells his story in detail. On October 31, he will deliver the first Derk Sauer Lecture in Amsterdam. "What happened to me was not pleasant, but the Russian state can be much, much crueler to people."
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