She served four years of an eight - year sentence , apparently to punish her for the relationship .
The Soviet government quietly released them , Irina after one year , in 1962 , and Ivinskaya in 1964 .
Ivinskaya served four years of an eight - year sentence , apparently to punish Ivinskaya for the relationship .
The Soviet government quietly released them , Irina after one year , in 1962 , and Ivinskaya in 1964 .