Life after a Russian prison : Consider This from NPR : NPR

August 27, 2024 Vaseline blog 0

Life after a Russian prison : Consider This from NPR : NPR

TOPSHOT – US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris watch as US-Russian journalist Alsou Kurmasheva embraces her husband Pavel Butorin and their daughters Miriam Butorin and Bibi Butorinasas at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 1, 2024.

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TOPSHOT – US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris watch as US-Russian journalist Alsou Kurmasheva embraces her husband Pavel Butorin and their daughters Miriam Butorin and Bibi Butorinasas at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 1, 2024.

ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images

It’s been more than three weeks since the US and Russia completed the largest prisoner swap since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Speaking from the White House shortly after news broke that three American prisoners were headed home, President Biden described the release as an “incredible relief.”

Russian-American journalist Alsou Kurmasheva was one of those prisoners, and she’s sharing what life was like in a Russian prison and how she’s adjusting to life at home.

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This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink, with audio engineering by Andie Huether. It was edited by Sarah Handel and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.