A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became leader. But then Vladimir Putin rose to power, crushing dissent and launching the so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine. Finally, the 71-year-old Orlov was himself thrown in prison for opposing the fighting. Freed last week in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, he was forced into exile -- just like the Soviet dissidents of his youth. Read more: https://bit.ly/3AcV71i
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A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became leader. But then Vladimir Putin rose to power, crushing dissent and launching the so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine. Finally, the 71-year-old Orlov was himself thrown in prison for opposing the fighting. Freed last week in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, he was forced into exile -- just like the Soviet dissidents of his youth. Read more: https://bit.ly/3AcV71i #russia #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home