“We celebrated Easter with family. Unfortunately, father Alexei and I have not seen each other. They really wanted to go to the service on Sunday, but there was a lot of excitement, and, frankly, I didn’t want to go to church with the cameras, ”she said.

At the same time, according to Karaulova, in the near future she “will surely see” with her father Alexey.

Barbara Karaulov was arrested in October 2015 for trying to join the Islamic State terrorist organization *.

In December of the following year, the girl was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

On April 16, the Vologda City Court decided to release her by parole.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization is recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.