The story of Varvara Karaulova remains in the media spotlight for many years after the reasons for it seemed to have disappeared. Let us remind you that this Moscow student first went to the banned organization ISIS in response to the call of her failed fiancé, was arrested in Turkey, voluntarily returned to Russia with her father under his given guarantees that nothing would happen to her, contrary to these guarantees she was sentenced, and then released on parole after publicly renouncing Islam, which she announced at a press conference organized for her in the Russia Today building (https://golosislama.com/news.php?id=36365).
Let us remind you that Karaulova, quite appropriately for a «defector» from Islam (and apparently at the suggestion of her trainers), stated in response to a question on the subject that although «Islam is actually a very kind, very sincere religion,» «Islam is not for me. Many Orthodox missionaries greeted this news with enthusiasm as evidence of the return of another «lost sheep» to the bosom of the Church, especially since her reformation in the colony was conducted by the well-known Moscow Orthodox priest, Archpriest Alexey Uminsky.
However, after some time it turned out that the church community was also «not for her», at least in the matter of choosing a spouse, which should play an extremely important role for an Orthodox Christian who is committed to the church. Since she did not have time to marry an ISIS fighter, she recently announced that she wanted to become the wife of a Moscow lawyer, Oleg Eliseev (pictured), who practices Judaism. Judaism. Perhaps in this way she will find what is truly «hers,» despite her typically Russian name.
But even though Karaulova decided to embrace first one of modern Russia’s state religions and then another, law enforcement officials are not leaving her alone. Yesterday, the court granted the Interior Ministry’s request to extend her administrative supervision until mid-2029, which includes a ban on leaving the house from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Despite this, Russia Today, which vouched for her, is trying to present the case in such a way that the girl still feels happy and free. However, it must be admitted that Karaulova’s «supervised freedom» is essentially no different from the «freedom» of other Russians, who, according to Russia Today, are quite happy with it.
So, welcome to the club of free and happy Russians, Varvara.