.Andrei Pivovarov was one of the 16 prisoners freed from Russia in last week's primary captive exchange between Moscow and the West.The noticeable opposition protestor, 42, was managed a Warsaw-bound aircraft by Russian security solutions in 2021 after the pro-democracy team Open Russia, which he moved, was actually outlawed as " undesired." He was punished to four years behind bars in 2022 for his collaborate with the team.The Moscow Moments contacted Pivovarov about the swap as well as his prepare for the future:.MT: How did you feel when you were actually being needed to the airport terminal? Performed you know that it was actually a substitution?AP: By the opportunity our team got to the airport, it was actually very clear that our team were being taken to a swap, but we didn't understand where.I think I entirely understood the extremely reality of what was actually occurring when I was actually being actually extracted from the swarm on Sunday morning. It was actually the 25th [of July] I realized that one thing remarkable was actually taking place because I was actually picked up by the head of the colony and also he personally assisted me hold my points. However there were actually no specifics.You often tend to presume the worst in any sort of vague situation. I possessed all type of notions. However there was a minute when I was sent-- I must sign for a dry out provision. And also I see a label on the previous line: Alexandra Skochilenko. And also I'm sure that if Sasha and also I are actually with each other, it is actually barely a bad tale.I believed that it would feel like in the flicks-- a scene where our experts are absolved due to the tsar and discharged before the RT electronic cameras. The second option was a variation of the thinkers' aircraft, which however ended up being much more genuine in lifestyle.But whatever was actually hidden until the exact side. When our company were brought to Lefortovo [Penitentiary, just before the exchange], we resided in solitude as well as can not call anyone.On Thursday early morning they delivered our company a launch certificate without purchase variety, nothing. Our company possessed half an hour to pack, our experts delivered our points.There were actually individuals in disguises and also outfits along with us. If any one of us avoided and also refused to become expelled, their duty was actually to place our company on the aircraft by any means. They clearly informed our team that subsequently.The initial individual I saw on the bus was actually [Ilya] Yashin. It was actually surely nice to see him. There were familiar and unfamiliar skins afterwards, but personally, I was very troubled whether Volodya Kara-Murza would certainly be there. He was one of the last to become introduced, which was actually a huge alleviation, considering that he possesses the longest paragraph.Do anonymous pushed for your introduction in the checklist?How the listings were created is a secret to me. I have not had the ability to speak with all my co-workers however. From my understanding, there were different teams from which information was actually collected and also the last list was a lot larger than what you have seen. And also it was reduced through Russia. When all the wants were collected as well as interacted and kind of set, less individuals were eventually launched.You were supposed to become released in a month ...This is one of the best challenging factors for me. If you examine my unlawful suit, the time frame that I had actually left [to offer] may certainly not be matched up to the relations to the others [political prisoners]I can easily point out that I know from several sources that the possibility of my launch [in the end of my sentence] was certainly not assured. That's why I wound up on the list. Our experts've seen instances where folks were actually arrested on their exit of the nest since some brand-new illegal instances were opened. And also unfortunately, there were phone calls that claimed that in my case, the end result may certainly not be actually the most ideal.What are your programs right now? Do you understand what you will perform in the future?I am currently a person without documentations as well as no feeling of home. I was actually provided a Russian interior key as well as I have two papers-- one substitutes my [foreign travel permit] and also the second substitutes my visa. As it was described to me, these papers permit me to stay in Germany for 15 days-- primarily in Germany, certainly not in the EU. It's tough to make severe plans. So in the beginning, of course, I wish to deal with the domestic aspects.And then-- I have actually been carrying out social as well as political work for 15-20 years. My stay in prison performed certainly not repel me from it, however as a matter of fact encouraged me much more. I possess some tips, as I possessed time to think as well as ponder [behind bars]As well as the main objective listed below, perhaps, is to attempt to speak more with those who remained inside [Russia] To try to give a plan to work with those that might certainly not be our supporters, however who are discouraged with what is occurring. If our company can easily give them [folks in Russia] the chance to express on their own without placing themselves at severe threat, I presume that's what an autonomous power needs to carry out.