In this Long View discussion, Linda Kinstler and Michael Kimmage interview Michael Thumann, Moscow bureau chief for Die Zeit and author of two books, Revanche (which is available in English) and Eisiges Schweigen flussabwaerts: eine Reise von Moskau nach Berlin. The conversation addresses the challenges non-Russian journalists face covering Russia, the political transitions in Russia of the past ten years and the many borders and barriers being erected between Russia and the West, as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.