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Journalist recounts his Russian imprisonment on false espionage charges in new memoir

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published September 29, 2026 at 1:47 AM PDT

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.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

See stories by Leila Fadel