Margarita Gracheva // 188 // Survivor

Drinking The Cool Aid

On December 11th, 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband, Dmitry, took her into an isolated forest and cut off her hands with an ax. Doctors were able to recover one of her hands during a highly complex surgery. Russia decriminalized domestic violence, so Dmitry's sentence was only 14 years. Margarita is now an advocate and has a TV show where she helps other victims of violence.
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Resources:

• Domestic violence in Russia - Wikipedia
• Incredible moment Russian wife moves her fingers just NINE DAYS after jealous husband chopped her hands off | The Sun
• Inside the fight over Russia’s domestic violence law | openDemocracy
• Domestic abuse isn't a crime in Russia. One survivor says "the police don't help." - CBS News
• Russia told to pay compensation to woman whose hands were cut off - BBC News
• Margarita Gracheva's ex-husband cut off her hands. Now, her own TV show is helping other victims of violence (yahoo.com)
• Her husband chopped off her hands. Now, she’s on Russian TV and speaking out about domestic violence. - The Washington Post
• Jealous husband who cut off wife’s hands sentenced to 14 years behind bars - Society & Culture - TASS
• Her husband cut off her hands, now she wants tougher laws in Russia - YouTube
• Margarita Gracheva: "My husband cut my hands off with an ax" | Russia | Dmitry Grachev | Narration | EC Stories | | WORLD - Archyde
• Dmitry Grachyov chops off wife's hands (with axe) after suspecting affair (scallywagandvagabond.com)
• Do Russian wives add an A to their last name? - Resto NYC
• Russian domestic violence: Women fight back - BBC News
• Putin’s Other War: Domestic Violence, Traditional Values, and Masculinity in Modern Russia (harvard.edu)

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