Russian father jailed for his daughter’s antiwar drawing is released
Alexei Moskalyov’s daughter Masha was waiting for him at the gates of the penal colony where he served a year and a half for “discrediting” the Russian army. The case involving Alexei Moskalyov, shown here in March 2023, is a stark example of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime seeking to punish all opposition to the war. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images) By Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova, The Washington Post , October 15, 2024 at 9:24 a.m. EDT; article contains a video, Alexei Moskalyov left prison Oct. 15 after serving 1.5 years for charges related to an antiwar drawing his daughter, Masha, made. (Video: Sota Vision) Outside a Russian prison gate and stained concrete walls, a 14-year-old girl in a baggy beige sweater with her small dog on leash hugged her father, moments after his release. Tears filled Masha Moskalyova’s eyes as she clutched him tightly. The hug ended a family nightmare that began when, at age 12, just months after President Vladimir Putin ordered