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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 2:47 AM MDT

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.

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