Journalist Evan Gershkovich on 16 Months in a Russian Cell: ‘Derk Sauer Kept Writing to Me’

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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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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."