{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Evan Gershkovich reflects on arrest in Russia and reclaiming his life after release","publication_date":"September 30, 2026","summary":"In 2024, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was freed from detention in Russia, as part of a complex prisoner swap that included 16 people from seven countries. Gershkovich sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss his arrest, his time in prison and his new book, “This Cursed Beautiful Land.”  ","author_name":"By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/09\/ab3d404d18566475b29d9af8e72573cd-russia-2-1024x670.jpg","thumbnail_height":670,"thumbnail_width":1024}