“Women have been emancipated since the Soviet Union, but they have never been feminists; that movement is beginning now”

In December of 2013, Anna was fighting with her boyfriend of many years. They had been discussing their relationship and where it was going and when she brought up the idea of ending the relationship- he proceeded to beat her until she was black and purple.

Though she wasn’t helped by the police, Anna escaped that situation and posted her story online. Such an uproar came from her publishing her story that she was found by lawyers that wanted to help, resulting in her ex boyfriend being prosecuted.

Anna did an interview for a Russian online news site called The Daily Afisha where she tells of all that has come from sharing her story and what she feels about what is now going on in Russia involving domestic violence.

When asked…