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How Evan Gershkovich Kept Reporting From Inside Russia’s Prison System
The reporter sits down with WSJ Editor in Chief Emma Tucker to discuss his arrest and imprisonment in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo prison.
When Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russia’s security forces in 2023—the first U.S. journalist charged with espionage in the country since the Cold War—he never stopped reporting.
Now, sitting down with Evan ahead of the release of his book, “This Cursed Beautiful Land,” I listened as he recalled the “pure fear” of his arrest—and how he survived over a year in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo prison.