Until recently, Ukrainian national Serhiy Hulko was a high-achieving medical student at Russia’s top university. Then his classmates reported him for anti-war posts he made on his private Instagram account. In May, after serving three back-to-back jail terms, Hulko withdrew from the university and managed to leave Russia. According to Meduza’s sources, Hulko may have avoided criminal charges thanks to the intervention of Maria Vorontsova, the deputy dean of the school’s medical department and the daughter of Vladimir Putin. Meduza spoke to Hulko about his arrests, his departure, and why he chose to stay in Russia as long as he did.