I wonder if "in diesem Jahr" is fully interchangeable with "dieses Jahr" when used as an adverbial modifier of time. And can one also say, "in letztem Jahr" and "letztes Jahr" and "in nächstem Jahr" and "nächstes Jahr"?
Can one also do this with weeks, months, seasons and days of the week? For instance, can one say, "in letzter Woche" and "letzte Woche", "in letztem Monat" and "letzen Monat", "in letztem Januar" and "letzten Januar", "in diesem Winter" and "diesen Winter", "in nächstem Montag" and "nächsten Montag"?