„I No Longer Write about Some Topics“
On working in Moscow
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Markus Ackeret, correspondent for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, compares working conditions in Beijing and Moscow, speaks of the tension between his own standards and reality, which in Russia in times of war is characterised by growing restrictions, intimidation efforts, and the fear this causes among potential interlocutors. He points out ways of avoiding the danger of self-censorship and asserts that domestic politics de facto no longer exist in Russia. The war has narrowed the field of vision; the complexity and heterogeneity of Russian society, which ticks differently than is expected in Switzerland and Germany, are no longer seen.
(Osteuropa 1-3/2025, pp. 53–58)