2026年9月26日 当美国选择退出 文化、历史与社会 致《经济学人》 解锁对我们所有获奖新闻、仅限订阅者的播客和通讯的无限访问权限 # 在埃文·格什科维奇的新回忆录中，监狱是俄罗斯的缩影 ## 他在狱中的经历提供了窥探这个国家战时灵魂的窗口 俄罗斯有句老笑话：那里有三种人——坐过牢的、正在坐牢的，以及即将坐牢的。
September 26th 2026 When America walks away Culture, history & society to The Economist Unlock unlimited access to all our award-winning journalism,r-only podcasts and newsletters # In Evan Gershkovich’s new memoir, prison is a microcosm of Russia ## His stint behind bars offers a window onto the country’s wartime soul T here are three types of people in Russia, runs an old joke: those who have been in prison, those who are currently in prison—and those who will be.
在反复无常的统治者手下，入狱是一种普遍的风险，这甚至可能被视为美德而非堕落的标志。对陀思妥耶夫斯基和其他人而言，监狱孕育了道德的清晰和精神的重生。美国记者埃文·格什科维奇在其9月29日出版的新回忆录中引用了托尔斯泰笔下的一个角色：“在俄罗斯，诚实的人唯一合适的地方……是监狱。” #### 已有账户？
Under capricious rulers, incarceration is an ambient risk, which can be a mark of virtue rather than degeneracy. For Dostoyevsky and others, it incubated moral clarity and spiritual rebirth. In his new memoir, published on September 29th, Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist, quotes a character of Tolstoy’s: “The only suitable place for an honest man in Russia…is prison.” #### Already have an account?
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