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The "Queen of Marathons" Elena Blinovskaya (44) has exchanged her luxurious life for a penal colony. In March of last year, the Savyolovsky Court of Moscow sentenced her to five years in a general regime colony, a fine of 1 million rubles, and a four-year ban on administering websites. Taking into account her house arrest and time spent in pre-trial detention, she has about 1 year and 10 months left to serve. Journalists spoke with Elena's father — Oleg Anatolyevich Ostanin.
— Oleg Anatolyevich, please tell us how Elena is doing in the colony? Are the conditions acceptable?
— I visited the colony, and yesterday I saw Elena, but her condition is not particularly good; there are no special conditions for her, on the contrary. It's the usual prison conditions. There is enough food, they feed her well, and visits are allowed. She is in a group with sixty people.
— How does she feel? How is her health?
— She is a bit depressed. She caught a cold and is coughing. She even lay in the infirmary.
— Has she managed to get along with the other inmates?
— I think so.
— What does she do in the colony? Some sew, some work in the kitchen. What are Elena's duties?
— She sews.
— Have her children or husband visited her?
— No. No one has been to see her except me. Visits are rarely allowed, and they are through glass. However, several people can come at the same time. But there is only one phone. The next meeting is only on February 24–25. And her husband is in the Special Military Operation, so it’s difficult for him to come — he needs to ask for permission. So no one will come before February, and then family members will visit as much as possible.
— What does Elena ask for in her packages?
— I send what is allowed — vegetables, fruits.
— Does Elena read books?
— I don’t know for sure. But I think so — there is a library there. She says she is engaged in self-development in her free time.
— Do you write her letters?
— We write to each other; we can write every day. But they take a long time to arrive: by email — about ten days. Lena sat for a month and a half and wrote to everyone. Mostly to her husband. She might write every day, but they only arrived recently. I won’t say what she writes about — that’s personal. But of course, she loves and misses him — how can she not miss him!
— Has Elena mentioned what she will do after her release?
— I don’t know that. It seems to me that she doesn’t know yet either. She will decide when the release is closer.
— Will you file a cassation appeal?
— We will fight until victory, as long as there is such an opportunity — we plan to appeal.
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