Evgenia Kara-Murza expresses that the emotional trauma from her husband Vladimir's imprisonment and the misunderstanding of political repression by outsiders has been profound. 'There has been so much emotional trauma. I mean, let alone the fact that Vladimir was in prison in those horrible conditions and solitary confinement in Western Siberia, but I also had to deal with people who couldn't really understand this.' Her sentiment underscores the disconnect between personal experiences of repression versus perceptions in democratic societies.
Reflecting on her husband’s release, Evgenia shares the overwhelming emotions she feels seeing him again after months of separation and hardship. 'I cry all the time, she says. And I make other people cry. Just when I speak, people start crying in the audience. I just seem to have that effect on people.' This illustrates the deep emotional impact of their experience and the poignancy of their reunion.
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