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Evan Gershkovich, 31, is a US citizen whose parents are from the Soviet Union.
He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated in 2010 from Princeton High School.
Gershkovich studied philosophy at Bowdoin College in Maine, where he played soccer and graduated in 2014.
His relationship status is unknown.
Why was Evan Gershkovich in Moscow?
Gershkovich had been living in Moscow since 2017, working as a journalist.
The FSB's statement confirmed that Gershkovich was working with press accreditation issued by the Russian foreign ministry.
Moscow's Lefortovo district court on Thursday ordered US journalist Evan Gershkovich, 31, to be arrested on spying charges, to be held in pre-trial detention until May 29
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Gershkovich was using his journalistic credentials as a cover for 'activities that have nothing to do with journalism'.
He is the first American reporter to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since September 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for US News and World Report, was arrested by the KGB.
What does Russia say about Evan Gershkovich?
Pictured: Gershkovich in Russia. The Federal Security Service said Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information
On March 30, Putin's spokesman said: 'There was already a statement from the FSB.
'The only thing I can say is that, as far
