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,” WSJ editor in chief Emma Tucker listened as he recalled the “pure fear” of his arrest—and how he survived over a year in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo prison.
Chapters:
0:00 Evan’s arrest
0:37 How you got through 16 months in prison
1:24 Keeping copies of your notes in prison
2:20 The day of the arrest and hostage diplomacy
3:53 Reporting from the inside
4:48 Were you able to consume Western media?
6:24 Negotiations for Evan’s release and Navalny
7:10 Evan’s lowest point and the trial
9:00 Evan’s release and arriving back on American soil
10:55 The state of journalism today
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